Many thanks to @FocusFeatures for tweeting the link!
Drew McWeeny put together a list of 14 must see indie sci-fi films for HitFix. He had the following to say about the the indies:
While science-fiction is normally the domain of the giant budget, especially since “Star Wars” landed on the mainstream in 1977, some of the most provocative and interesting science-fiction films of all time are independent films that had to happen outside the system. We picked ten that we particularly admire because of the way they work first as great stories, but also because of what they say about using the genre the right way.
A Scanner Darkly checked in at #10 on the list.