WILD INDIAN MOVIE REVIEW

Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated debut feature from Writer/Director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. “Wild Indian” is a film about two estranged acquaintances confronting a dark and terrible secret from their childhood. Michael Greyeyes plays Makwa, a successful yet troubled man with a history of violence. When his wife (Kate Bosworth) tells him they are expecting a child, Makwa will stop at nothing to keep his wrongs of long ago buried forever. Unfortunately for him, Teddo (Chaske Spencer) the aforementioned acquaintance now fresh out of prison, looks to build a brighter future for himself by confessing the sins of his past. Bradly, Melina, Frank, and Chad discuss redemption and unlikely protagonists, the budget constraints of first time directors, and the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths.

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DIRECTED BY: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr.

STARRING: Michael Greyeyes, Phoenix Wilson, Chaske Spencer, Julian Gopal, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Gromarty, Scott Haze

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

 

Melina Eames (Screener Squad)

Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.

 

 

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

 

 

Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)

Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI,