Terrific visuals, atmosphere, and emotional depth throughout this debut feature film, which won Best Feature at the 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. Very excited to see where this director goes from here.
9 Reviews
Rad scifi
popmotionpictures7 February 2022
Not great
weirdwales24 February 2024
This was so slow. There were way too many protracted, self indulgent, pondering shots that added absolutely nothing to the mood or story. If you strip out all the naval gazing filer there is about ten minutes where things actually happen, unfortunately these things make no real sense. I can only presume there was a story and a point to it all. There was zero characterization, the dialogue was stilted and there was no narrative structure worth a damn. Just because it's an indie film doesn't mean it should be poorly written, badly realised or poorly paced. I saw a description of it that apparently compared it to wolverine, taxi driver and the matrix, believe me it has nothing in common with any of them.
Really good
BandSAboutMovies1 March 2022
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Returning to his hometown in Upstate New York -- yes, I know, nothing good happens when we go back home -- Dr. Issac Blake (Jake Pirkkanen) has the psychic notion that his sister Sue (Nicki Clyne, Cally from Battlestar Galactica). So he grabs a crowbar, steals a car and prepares to battle with the Lunamancer (Cliff Tulis).
Is it weird to say that the sound design is one of the stars of this movie? Because it totally is. This film sounds amazing and looks beyond what its budget should. There aren't many budget superhero movies, but this one does it right.
Director Noah Mucci (who co-wrote this with Matt Patterson, who wrote This Film Is Not Yet Rated and played the devil in Warlock: The Armageddon), who was the cinematographer for The Last Blockbuster, does a great job with a much, much smaller balance sheet than a Marvel or DC movie. Definitely worth keeping an eye on what he does next.
Is it weird to say that the sound design is one of the stars of this movie? Because it totally is. This film sounds amazing and looks beyond what its budget should. There aren't many budget superhero movies, but this one does it right.
Director Noah Mucci (who co-wrote this with Matt Patterson, who wrote This Film Is Not Yet Rated and played the devil in Warlock: The Armageddon), who was the cinematographer for The Last Blockbuster, does a great job with a much, much smaller balance sheet than a Marvel or DC movie. Definitely worth keeping an eye on what he does next.
Great Film
chrisnlalonde30 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This is such a great independent film. I loved it--it was beautifully written, filmed, and executed. Happy to see Sudbury locations throughout the film.
Lunamancer had artistic, moving, and thoughtful content. The scenes with the main character's deceased father were intense, as was the inevitable ending. The music was suspenseful and fit the overall theme of the film.
Hope to see this again on Amazon Prime soon! I am saddened that I cannot see it again for the first time.
Congratulations to all the actors and the director on their efforts.
Go Jake! Mary Ellen would have enjoyed this so much.
Lunamancer had artistic, moving, and thoughtful content. The scenes with the main character's deceased father were intense, as was the inevitable ending. The music was suspenseful and fit the overall theme of the film.
Hope to see this again on Amazon Prime soon! I am saddened that I cannot see it again for the first time.
Congratulations to all the actors and the director on their efforts.
Go Jake! Mary Ellen would have enjoyed this so much.
Nice space-time bending indie psychological thriller
sally-volkmann7 November 2023
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Dreamy, brooding, space-time bending, psychological thriller. Exploring the special and unique connection twins share. Artfully crafted: beautiful drone cinematography, mesmerizing time-lapse sequences, interesting compositions, and nice use of bokeh / depth of field in the editing transitions. Set design and location scouting is really lovely. Really like the music. VFX are well executed. Overall, a great low budget film that has a surprising amount of heart.
Trigger warnings / spoilers:
Trigger warnings / spoilers:
- mild violence in fight scenes
- a tooth is punched out
- sewing a wound shut
- you might get hungry for breakfast foods.
AN IMMERSIVE RIDE
DiscArmy28 October 2023
Lunamancer swoops you up into its dreamlike, elusive world and doesn't relent as you journey with our broken hero to unravel the mystery of his sister's whereabouts and prepare for the pinnacle showdown against the archetypal, ancient-yet-of-the-present-moment, godlike, Lunamancer, who's Achilles Heel, once uncovered, leads our hero to dawn an iconic monster-slasher getup worthy to stand alongside Ripley's mecha suit in Aliens, or Ash's chainsaw arms used against the Army of Darkness, though don't be mistaken, there has never been a movie quite like Lunamancer, so this wild ride is not one to be missed.
Suspenseful Sci-Fi
nanintheboogievan17 December 2023
Wonderful cinematography creates the dreamlike mood keeping the viewer on the edge their seat. Every shot is carefully crafted and tells a subtle yet dramatic and otherworldly tale.
You can feel the bleak grey where winter seems permanent and hope is hard to find as Isaac searches for his sister. Noah Mucci and the full cast are in sync crafting this story of of family, loss and redemption. It is remarkable how much narrative and feeling is told and expressed with such sparce, yet well placed, dialogue.
The action sequences are also well choreographed and produced....rarely seen in similarly budgeted films.
Highly recommend.
You can feel the bleak grey where winter seems permanent and hope is hard to find as Isaac searches for his sister. Noah Mucci and the full cast are in sync crafting this story of of family, loss and redemption. It is remarkable how much narrative and feeling is told and expressed with such sparce, yet well placed, dialogue.
The action sequences are also well choreographed and produced....rarely seen in similarly budgeted films.
Highly recommend.
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