Booster (film)

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Booster
Directed by Matt Ruskin
Written byMatt Ruskin
Produced byAndrea Roa
Matt Ruskin
Starring
CinematographyTim Gillis
Edited byMatt Ruskin
Music by Alex Lasarenko
Production
company
Black Maple Films
Distributed byEmerald Peak Entertainment
Release date
  • 12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)(South by Southwest)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Booster is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Matt Ruskin, starring Nico Stone, Brian McGrail, Adam DuPaul, Kristin Dougherty and Seymour Cassel.

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered South by Southwest on 12 March 2012. [1]

Reception

Joe Leydon of Variety called the film an "austere and stripped-to-essentials indie". [2]

Ashley Moreno of The Austin Chronicle wrote that while the film "lacks concrete resolution", it "offers an honest glimpse into the lives of good people navigating bad situations", and the "Well-placed banter between the male characters and quiet familial moments nicely temper the film's overall serious tone." [3]

Tom Keogh of The Video Librarian rated the film 2 stars out of 4 and wrote that the "promising story is unfortunately lost in a monotonous succession of dreary moments involving the lighting of cigarettes or watching Sean fence stolen goods, when he isn't busy looking at the floor in a state of emotional repression." [4]

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References

  1. "Meet the 2012 SXSW Filmmakers #20: Matt Ruskin, 'Booster'". IndieWire . 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. Leydon, Joe (26 March 2012). "Booster". Variety . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. Moreno, Ashley (16 March 2012). "'Booster'". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. Keogh, Tom (11 January 2013). "Booster". The Video Librarian. Retrieved 8 October 2022.