Don’t get me wrong I love stuff like Terminator and the Die Hard films but I prefer to see something that really makes me think, ideally with layers of meaning so the film can either be enjoyed as a piece of entertainment or you can glean further meaning from re-watching or rethinking the film. In some respects Independent film is the polar opposite of mainstream but some mainstream films do seem to have learned a bit about the indy mindset, such as Ryan Gosling’s underrated film- Stay with it’s unconventional transitions that tie into the narrative. I sometimes wonder if the $22 flop I saw the other day would have turned out differently in the hands of a skilled indy director with a £8,000
