Movie Review: Descent

Shy college student Maya (Rosario Dawson) would rather spend her evenings curled up with a book studying than going out to parties. When her friend finally convinces her to go a house party, she meets Jared, who uses his finesse with words to gain Maya's trust. The two go out to dinner and have a lovely first date before he brings her back to his apartment. It is here that he lets his true intentions be known and after failing to coerce her to voluntarily have sex with him, he rapes her. Shattered by this violation, Maya spends the summer drifting distantly through a job and falls into an world of drugs and dangerous partying...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Summer Indies: NEIS, Manda Bala, Descent

Here's a look at three independent films coming this summer: No End In Sight, a documentary that takes a look at America's occupation in Iraq; Manda Bala, a documentary on the corruption, power, kidnapping, and violence in Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Descent, a feature film starring Rosario Dawson as a college student who is assaulted and then vows vengeance on her attacker...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom