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Unlawful is an indie crime drama by director Chris Baxter. The movie follows “a financially struggling LAPD officer relentlessly works to meet an unspoken arrest quota for a promotion, he’s thrown on a deadly collision course with an inner-city teenager determined to escape poverty at all costs.“
The movie stars Emmanuel Vega, Jezabel Montero, and Lelia Symington, and was distributed by Indie Rights Movies. You can watch it free on Tubi or on Amazon with an Amazon Prime account.
Have you voted and you are just looking for some distractions tonight? Here are a variety of potential movies to watch…
ALL IN: THE FIGHT FIR DEMOCRACY
A documentary that takes an in depth look at the history of voter suppression in the United States.
Available on Amazon (free with Prime): LINK
GAME CHANGE
A dramatization of the 2008 presidential campaign of John McCain & Sarah Palin starring Julianna Moore, Ed Harris, & Woody Harrelson.
Available on HBO (a free trial to HBO is available on Amazon): LINK
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
A documentary that explores the darker side of social networks.
Available on Netflix: LINK
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Easily one of the best modern action movies about the White House! Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is the last man standing & the President’s only hope after the White House falls to a group of terrorists.
Available on Netflix: LINK
ELECTION
The cult 90s comedy about a high school student body election that goes off the rails. Starring Matthew Broderick & Reese Witherspoon.
Available on Amazon (free with Prime): LINK
PRESIDENTS DAY
A group of teenagers in the woods are hunted down by zombie ex-presidents! (What, you didn’t think we’d only list serious movies, did you?)
Available on Tubi: LINK
And lets end with the movie that made the President a badass!
AIR FORCE ONE
“GET OFF MY PLANE!”
Available on Hulu: LINK
What are you watching tonight to distract yourself?
HALLOWEEN is back! And that means it is time to spotlight more movies that you can binge on the lead up to the scariest night of the year! Today, let’s take a look at four indie horror flicks…
NICOLE
Directed by James Schroeder
Nicole is a shy young woman who drinks too much and has a dark family history. She’s under pressure from her parents to get married and start a family. Reluctantly, she goes on a date with John, a charismatic and cocky young man who’s used to getting his way. Nicole is the story of their date and the repercussions that they both have to live with after the night is over.
Watch for Free on Tubi TV
THE REDEEMING
Directed by Brian Barnes
A disturbed single mother must confront a mysterious stranger to protect her home, but her struggle to hold onto her sanity could doom them both.
Watch for Free on Tubi TV
CHAR MAN
Directed by Kipp Tribble & Kurt Ela
Two friends visit fire-ravaged Ojai, California, intent on making a fake documentary about the infamous Ojai Vampire. However, things take a bizarre and frightening turn when they learn about a different local legend: The Char Man.
Watch for Free on Tubi TV
THE EVE
Directed by Ritchie Filippi
Disaster follows a group of friends on their peaceful getaway in this horror thriller. After decamping to Martha’s Vineyard to celebrate the impending new year, a quartet of pals are hunted by a mysterious force that appears to want to gravely harm them. Now, the crew is forced to work together in order to escape the house that has become their prison with their lives intact.
Watch for Free on Tubi TV
What are you watching for Halloween? What kinda movies do you want us to spotlight? Leave us a comment or Tweet at us @MyHWoodDream!
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Before you go all in with horror movies for Halloween (we will have more horror suggestions soon!), why not try an indie romantic comedy? What Love Looks Like is an anthology movie with “five interwoven love stories that explore the ups and downs of finding love.” The movie was directed by Alex Magaña and stars Josh Gilmer, Nathan Kohnen, Connor Wilkins, Kyle Meck, Jack Menzies, Kate Durocher, Taylor Alexa Frank, and Ana Ming Bostwick-Singer. The movie was released online by Indie Rights Movies.
You can watch What Love Looks Like for free on TubiTV or Amazon (with Prime), and you can follow the movie on Facebook to learn movie about the cast & crew.
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Nicole is a horror thriller from director James Schroeder that stars Tamika Shannon as the title character. Nicole is a shy young woman with a dark family history who goes on a date with the charismatic and cocky John (Stephen Green). The date goes wrong. Very wrong.
The movie is available to watch on Amazon Prime and TubiTV, and you can learn more about the flick here.
Today’s spotlight indie movie, Ekaj, is a little different than a lot of the movies we spotlight. Director Cati Gonzalez crafted the LGBTQ drama Ekaj by casting non-actors in all of the roles. She did this to make this particular story more authentic and “as real-to-life as possible.” It helps the movie feel different and unique.
Official Description: Ekaj is a film packed with real life drama and a real sense of humor. The film capture’s a naive teen’s runaway journey to one of the most difficult city’s to survive in, New York City.
The movie stars Jake Mestre, Badd Idea, Scooter LaForge, and the movie’s director, Cati Gonzalez. You can watch Ekaj for free on Tubi TV. The LGBTQ crime drama is also free for Amazon Prime members on Prime Video.
What are your favorite platforms to watch movies online? Tubi TV? Amazon Prime? Hulu? Netflix? Let us know in the comments!
The Eve is an independent thriller produced by Evan Bass, Angel Acevedo, and David Rheingold, directed by Ritchie Steven Filippi, and stars Al Thompson, Maria DiDomenico, Miranda Noelle Wilson, Evan Bass, Rick Estabrook. Learn more about the movie in our spotlight article: The 5Ws and How: The Eve. You can buy the movie over on Amazon and watch online at TubiTV.
