Writer-director Zach Clark’s White Reindeer is a curious and frustrating film. Anchored by a compelling lead performance from Anna Margaret Hollyman, and tossing off little riffs of dry wit and allegory here and there, it’s a very particular and peculiar indie offering about a suburban housewife who enters the holidays after the sudden death of her husband. Unfortunately, its originality is undone by false-note narrative beats — White Reindeer is basically not truthful about the way other characters treat its protagonist in the wake of her loss — and a muddled if not outright phony moral theme or purpose, resulting in a work that is definitely distinctive yet far from singular. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. For more information, click here to visit the movie’s website. (IFC Films/Candy Castle Motion Pictures, unrated, 82 minutes)