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Indie Game: The Movie
2012
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4.5
Not only one of the best documentaries of the year, but one of the best films period.
JoBlo
4.4
Just as mazes and saws in Super Meat Boy get more complicated, so does Indie Game, especially in exploring its central point of how the game play is j ..
The Globe And Mail
2.0
An insightful new geek documentary, well directed by first timers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky.
Village Voice
4.0
Indie Game: The Movie Henry Northmore 12 February 2013 Documentary highlighting the hard work and passion behind games like Braid, Super Meat Boy and ..
Flim List
3.5
Not fun at all is how Id describe the doc audience winner, Bay of All Saints, a familiar film about a familiar cause thats surprisingly not very crowd ..
Movies
3.1
Independent video game production provides the milieu for an empathetic portrait of artistic anxiety and risk taking in Indie Game: The Movie.
Slant Magazine
3.5
Their uber game, Super Meat Boy, is in parts a parody of the mainstream video games.
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Fortunately, Pajot and Swirsky dont overdo the minutiae (this is a movie even non gamers can enjoy), offering just enough insight into the creative pr ..
Los Angeles Times
5.0
The 19th Annual Hot Docs Film Festival Indie Game: The Movie Directed by Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky CANADA/96 MINUTES The most engrossing and fla ..
Reel Film
4.0
A welcome primer for the uninitiated, Indie Game: The Movie lays bare the passion behind the pixels, revealing the sweat, tears and sleep deprivation ..
Ny Times
3.8
You would never think the plight of independent video game makers would make a compelling documentary.
Sltrib
4.0
In terms of narrative film, directors have unerringly failed when trying to convey the video game experience.
What Culture
4.0
Driven by the desire to make something deeply personal, the film aptly demonstrates just how much they are willing to sacrifice to that end, bearing h ..
The Skinny
4.5
When those tears fall, Indie Game becomes something more than a documentary about gaming.
Dvd Talk
3.8
And they can make money, too.Whether its a world building game like Minecraft or a beautifully simple tale like Journey, indie games dont need corpora ..
Denver Post
4.0
In doing so, Indie Game provides a gripping and consistently entertaining insight into this unique sub set of the games industry.
Movies Ign
2.4
Its this shift in stakes that is Indie Game: The Movies biggest disappointment.
Movie Martyr
3.5
But theres also triumph that evens it out, and is truly touching and moving.
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