The Mauritanian (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Alaa Safi | Benedict Cumberbatch | Corey Johnson | Jodie Foster | Meena Rayann | Sheilene Woodley | Tahar Rahim | Zachary Levi
Ruth – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Music (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sia
Starring: Ben Schwartz | Beto Calvillo | Braeden Marcott | Hector Elizondo | Henry Rollins | Kate Hudson | Leslie Odom Jr. | Maddie Ziegler | Mary Kay Place | Tig Notaro
I Blame Society (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat
Starring: Alexia Rasmussen | Chase Williamson | Gillian Wallace Horvat | Jennifer Kim | Keith Poulson | Lucas Kavner | Morgan Krantz
The World to Come (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mona Fastvold
Starring: Andreea Vasile | Casey Affleck | Christopher Abbott | Daniel Blumberg | Ioachim Ciobanu | Karina Ziana Gherasim | Katherine Waterston | Vanessa Kirby
Michael says: “Stories of forbidden love are nothing new. Even adding a historical context, and a same sex passion isn’t all that original anymore. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do something beautiful with it. Witness this year’s Best Movie
Read the review...Young Hearts (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sarah Sherman | Zachary Ray Sherman
Starring: Alex Jarmon | Anjini Taneja Azhar | Ayla Carda | Embry Johnson | Eric Martin Reid | Quinn Liebling | Sharonlee McLean | Tanner Orcutt
Rendez-vous (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Pablo Olmos Arrayales
Starring: Aaron Gomez | Antonio Alcantara | Axel Zapien | Helena Puig | Italo Maximiliano Concha Veloz | Markin López
Me You Madness (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Louise Linton
Starring: Ed Westwick | Gwen Van Dam | Jimmy Dinh | Joel Michaely | Louise Linton | Shuya Chang | Tyler Barnes
A Writer’s Odyssey (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Yang Lu
Starring: Hewei Yu | Jiayin Lei | Jingfei Guo | Liya Tong | Mi Yang | Zijian Dong
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Allison Janney | Awkwafina | Bridget Everett | Clifton Collins Jr. | Ellen Barkin | Jimmi Simpson | Juliette Lewis | Keong Sim | Matthew Modine | Mila Kunis | Regina Hall | Wanda Sykes
Cowboys (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Anna Kerrigan
Starring: AJ Slaght | Ann Dowd | Bob Stephenson | Chris Coy | Gary Farmer | Jillian Bell | John Reynolds | Sasha Knight | Steve Zahn
Diane says: “The screenplay was the weak point of COWBOYS for me. Writer/director Anna Kerrigan stuffed it with too many issues (gender identity, mental illness, divorce). Joe’s mother and bullying uncle have such strong feelings, not just about gender identity, but even
Read the review...Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Starring: Annie Mumolo | Damon Wayans Jr. | Fortune Feimster | Jamie Dornan | Kristen Wiig | Reyn Doi | Vanessa Bayer | Wendi McLendon-Covey
Jeff says: “I mean, a singing crab that sounds like Morgan Freeman? C’mon, what’s not to like?” Philip says: “There are a couple of great belly laughs, a lot of ho-hum stupid American comedy moments, but I made it
Read the review...Fear of Rain (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Castille Landon
Starring: Enuka Okuma | Eugenie Bondurant | Harry Connick Jr. | Hudson Rodger | Israel Broussard | Julia Vasi | Katherine Heigl | Madison Iseman
Skyfire (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Simon West
Starring: Alice Rietveld | Bee Rogers | Hannah Quinlivan | Jason Isaacs | Liang Shi | Lingchen Ji | Ryan Yu | Shawn Dou | Xueqi Wang
Adverse (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Brian A. Metcalf
Starring: Andrew Keegan | Kelly Arjen | Lou Diamond Phillips | Matt Ryan | Mickey Rourke | Penelope Ann Miller | Sean Astin | Thomas Ian Nicholas
French Exit (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Starring: Danielle Macdonald | Imogen Poots | Lucas Hedges | Michelle Pfeiffer | Susan Coyne | Tracy Letts | Valerie Mahaffey
Julie says: “This film ended with me being frustrated saying really! That’s the end? Not again! Like WILD INDIAN, this ending made sense as well but again frustrating – I guess it’s a French ending though. 3.85 cats“
Read the review...Red Dot (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alain Darborg
Starring: Anastasios Soulis | Anna Azcárate | Johannes Kuhnke | Kalled Mustonen | Nanna Blondell | Thomas Hanzon | Tomas Bergström
Heavy (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jouri Smit
Starring: Al Sapienza | Anastasia Marinina | Andreas Apergis | Daniel Zovatto | Darrell Britt-Gibson | K. C. Collins | Matias Varela | Sophie Turner
PVT Chat (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ben Hozie
Starring: Atticus Cain | Buddy Duress | Julia Fox | Keith Poulson | Kevin Moccia | Nikki Belfiglio | Peter Vack
Malcolm & Marie (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Sam Levinson
Starring: John David Washington | Zendaya
Michael says: “Sam Levinson wrote and directed this overwrought two-hander during the COVID-19 lockdowns, and what might have been a interesting examination of how love and hate aren’t all that far apart in a relationship, turns out to be a
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