I often find myself resisting the urge to start these reviews with “And now for something completely different..”. The fact is that while I predominantly cover horror films in this column, microbudget filmmaking covers a wide swath of genres and subject matter, and some of the most interesting work comes from material far (or mostly) removed from blood and gore. Take Henrique Couto’s DEPRESSION: THE MOVIE, which – despite a brief serial killer subplot – generally sticks to a wholly more sedate combination of comedy and drama; exploring the story of four disparate people: Lenny, Bruce, Bill and George (who is
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