Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Derek Wayne Johnson
The Dig (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Stone
Starring: Ben Chaplin | Carey Mulligan | Johnny Flynn | Ken Stott | Lily James | Monica Dolan | Ralph Fiennes
Chris says: “Ralph Fiennes was as born to play an excavator as he was a concierge in THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. A good archeology film, more so than a “days leading up to World War II’ one.’3.5 cats” Jeff
Read the review...The Wake of Light (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Renji Philip
Starring: Matt Bush | Paula Rhodes | Rome Brooks | Sandra Seeling | Tyler Steelman | William Lige Morton
Don’t Tell a Soul (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alex McAulay
Starring: Fionn Whitehead | Jack Dylan Grazer | McKenna Christine Poe | Mena Suvari | Rainn Wilson
The Marksman (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Robert Lorenz
Starring: Alfredo Quiroz | Amber Midthunder | Jose Vasquez | Katheryn Winnick | Liam Neeson | Sean A. Rosales | Teresa Ruiz
Minari (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Starring: Alan S. Kim | Ben Hall | Darryl Cox | Eric Starkey | Esther Moon | Noel Cho | Steven Yeun | Will Patton | Yeri Han | Yuh-jung Youn
Diane says: “MINARI is a gentle family drama, an autobiographical work by Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung. Mother (Yeri Han) and father (Steven Yuen, also producer) are a loving couple divided by the conflicting drivers of dreams and practicality. The
Read the review...Union (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Julia Neill
Starring: Amanda Forstrom | Barbara Zablocky | Evan Casey | Kaylynn Creighton | Scott Barton | Zachary James Rukavina
Diane says: “UNION (director and writer Julia Neill) is a 2017 short film now playing the Slamdance Festival for grassroots indie filmmaking and starring Chlotrudian Scott Barton. How exciting it was to see a close-up of Scott’s face as the
Read the review...Saint Maud (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rose Glass
Starring: Carl Prekopp | Jennifer Ehle | Lily Frazer | Lily Knight | Marcus Hutton | Morfydd Clark | Rosie Sansom | Turlough Convery
Brett says: “SAINT MAUD is finally out this weekend for any fans of genre. It is a mind-melter of a slow burn that horror aficionados can really sink their teeth into. The character-building is quite impressive, and it’s one of
Read the review...Misha and the Wolves (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sam Hobkinson
Diane says: “Just saw MISHA AND THE WOLVES at Sundance. The director calls it ‘historical documentary that becomes psychological thriller.’ Misha Defonseca published a book in the late 1990s, and lived off the pursuant fame, about her childhood experience in
Read the review...Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Chris says: “As with the Fred Rogers doc WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, it’s near-impossible for me to be critical of one about SESAME STREET, another program I watched religiously when I was very young. Just its opening credits montage of
Read the review...The Sparks Brothers (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Edgar Wright
Chris says: “INTRODUCING SPARKS, their seventh album from 1977, would’ve been a better title for this doc from Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD). For those unfamiliar, Sparks, consisting of California born-and-bred brothers Ron and Russell Mael, is one of
Read the review...Horizon Line (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mikael Marcimain
Starring: Alexander Dreymon | Allison Williams | Jumayn Hunter | Keith David | Pearl Mackie | Privilege Magezi
If Not Now, When? (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Meagan Good | Tamara Bass
Starring: Joelle Ashley | Jon Chaffin | Li Eubanks | McKinley Freeman | Mekia Cox | Niles Fitch | Shamicka Benn | Tamara Bass
Zombie Bro (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: May Grehan
Starring: Anthony Taufa | Claudia Pickering | Cooper Flynn | Karina Bracken | Keoni Davis | Lauren Grego | Natassija-Belle James | Ned Morgan
The Reason I Jump (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jerry Rothwell
Stuck Apart (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Durul Taylan | Yagmur Taylan
Starring: Binnur Kaya | Engin Günaydin | Fatih Artman | Gülçin Santircioglu | Haluk Bilginer | Irem Sak | Öner Erkan
Average Joe (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mark Cantu
Starring: Akasha Villalobos | Caitlin Rose Williams | Gloria Sanchez | Jason Scarbrough | Jason Sedillo | Roman Garcia | Taylor James Johnson
Redemption Day (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hicham Hajji
Starring: Andy Garcia | Brice Bexter | Ernie Hudson | Gary Dourdan | Martin Donovan | Robert Knepper | Samy Noceri | Serinda Swan
Fatale (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Damaris Lewis | Danny Pino | David Hoflin | Deon Taylor | Geoffrey Owens | ilary Swank | Michael Ealy | Mike Colter | Sam Daly | Tyrin Turner
Pieces of a Woman (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Starring: Benny Safdie | Ellen Burstyn | Iliza Shlesinger | Molly Parker | Sarah Snook | Shia LaBeouf | Vanessa Kirby
Chris says: “The first half-hour, which mostly consists of an extended tracking shot is not only an impressive technical feat but also an effective choice in what it depicts (a nerve-wracking home childbirth.) However, the remainder vindicates my mixed feelings
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