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Lovely, charming and funny all rolled into a thoughtful (and sad) romantic comedy.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
06/25/20
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Nat Christian, as writer, director and actor, cooks a delicious dessert with CHANNELS.
As the lead character, he is endearing. His co-star, Kim Oja, is quite charming. They make an attractive romantic-comedy couple. As writer and director, Christina leads us down the romantic-comedy road, then hits us with an unusual and captivating turn.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/24/23
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Thoughtful movies that take our minds elsewhere seem to be a new trend. Imaginative, heartfelt and romantic, CHANNELS was a joy to watch.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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Nicely done romantic, endearing film that doesn't take the easy way out.
Very nice performances by a cast of talented actors.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/25/23
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Channels is a sweet romantic movie that hits hard with the theme of trying to outsmart the concept of a passage of time. Our hero blows it when it comes to taking an action with matters regarding love. Then he tries to recapture something.
Actor-writer-director, Nat Christian stirs up a very tasty soup with comedy, romance and bittersweet tragedy all blended in in just the right amounts. His wonderful ensemble of actors are all truthful and real. There is beautiful music by Rossano Galante. The seductive romantic look was shot by Michael Hardwick who was the director of photography. And the affectingly surreal dream sequences were done by visual effects person, Duane Condor. The film works on many levels.
Nat Christian portrays the lead character with great subtlety and a moving honesty. The romantic female lead is craftily portrayed by Kim Oja, who also has the task of playing a dual role. She is quite moving as well as being hilarious in some of the comedic scenes. John Kassir, Taylor Negron and Ed Asner along with Joan Van Ark add great talent to the ensemble.
It's hard to find independent movies like CHANNELS, because of the obvious lack of advertising funds. Once in a while, we hit one or two that we just love. - like this one.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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I'm thinking about all of the good, really good independent movies that are out there and that I have probably missed.
Fortunately I didn't miss this one. A friend saw it at a festival and he ordered it.
It is a remarkable film, in that it plays like a romantic comedy, but contains deeply serious undertones - What defines what is real and what is not? Can we define our own reality by believing in something strong enough?
Sounds like a college course in existentialism.
But it is a movie and it gets us to the point where those questions are important enough for the main characters to ask themselves.
One of the main characters is played by beautiful Km Oja,who brings a loveliness along with her very fine acting skills to her role. Well, really two roles, because she plays two different characters. She is both funny and kind of tragic.
The male lead is played by Nat Christian, who brings a refreshing naturalness to his role. He is both honest and subtle.
There are other very fine performances, notably by Ed Asner, who has us in the palm of his hand with a funny monologue. Joan Van Ark looks great and she should be back on the screen. John Kassir and Taylor Negron play it real, while portraying off-beat characters. This is an ensemble cast of very fine actors who never "push" to tell the story.
I really liked the music score by Rossano Galante. The main "song" was written by Daryl Orenge and Cynthia Hasson, and the lyrics by Christian.
The overall look, cinematography by Michael Hardwick and production design by Dolores Piazza, was well coordinated with the story, as it was romantic and inviting. Some good visual effects by Duane Condor.
CHANNELS was written and directed by Nat Christian as well. He did an excellent job of bringing it all together to invoke a feeling, which allowed us to think about the questions posed.
Indie movies, with original voices such as this one, are getting harder and harder to find. I hope that there are more opportunities for the many talented filmmakers out there.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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