Dara of Jasenovac (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Predrag Antonijevic
Starring: Anja Stanic | Biljana Cekic | Jakov Saranovic | Luka Saranovic | Marko Pipic | Simon Saranovic | Zlatan Vidovic
Falling (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Viggo Mortensen
Starring: Carina Battrick | Hannah Gross | Lance Henriksen | Laura Linney | Sverrir Gudnason | Terry Chen | Viggo Mortensen
Michael says: “In what must surely be a very personal story, Viggo Mortenson’s directorial debut, which he also wrote, tackles the thorny relationship between an aging, abusive father now suffering from dementia, and his adult, gay son. John lives a
Read the review...Minamata (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Andrew Levitas
Starring: Bill Nighy | Hiroyuki Sanada | Johnny Depp | Jun Kunimura | Katherine Jenkins | Lily Robinson | Masayoshi Haneda | Tadanobu Asano
The Mimic (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Thomas F. Mazziotti
Starring: Didi Conn | Gina Gershon | Jake Robinson | Jessica Walter | Marilu Henner | Olaf | Tammy Blanchard | Thomas Sadoski
Michael says: “Here’s a curious film that’s eligible for 2021 consideration. The wacky, rapid dialog, and the bizarre, uncomfortable chemistry between the two leads keeps this film interesting, if not entirely successful in its exploration of two men, and the
Read the review...The Right One (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ken Mok
Starring: Cleopatra Coleman | David Koechner | Iliza Shlesinger | Lauren McGibbon | Leanne Lapp | Nick Thune | Trezzo Mahoro
Son of the South (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Barry Alexander Brown
Starring: Brian Dennehy | Cedric the Entertainer | Jake Abel | Julia Ormond | Lucas Till | Lucy Hale | Ludi Lin | Sienna Guillory
A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rodney Ascher
The Reckoning (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Callum Goulden | Charlotte Kirk | Ian Whyte | Joe Anderson | Leon Ockenden | Sarah Lambie | Sean Pertwee | Steven Waddington | Suzanne Magowan
Payback (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Joseph Mensch
Starring: Anna Baryshnikov | Elena Satine | Lev Gorn | Matt Levett | Rade Serbedzija | Toby Leonard Moore
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jingming Guo
Starring: Allen Deng | Duo Wang | Jessie Li | Mark Chao | Ziwen Wang
Supernova (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Harry Macqueen
Starring: Colin Firth | Ian Drysdale | NIna Marlin | Peter MacQueen | Pippa Haywood | Sarah Woodward | Stanley Tucci
Michael says: “A gentle film about a gay couple who are dealing with dementia. Sam and Tusker have been together for decades, and as Tusker begins to succumb to the dementia that he was diagnosed with two years prior, the
Read the review...Savage State (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: David Perrault
Starring: Alice Isaaz | Armelle Abibou | Bruno Todeschini | Constance Dollé | Déborah François | Grégoire Colin | Kate Moran | Kevin Janssens
Haymaker (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nick Sasso
Starring: Ariel Ash | Demis Araniadis | Jay Bulger | Tyn Hickson | Udo Kier | Veronica Falcón | Zoe Bell
Palmer (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Fisher Stevens
Starring: Alisha Wainwright | June Squibb | Juno Temple | Justin Timberlake | Lance E. Nichols | Ryder Allen
Penguin Bloom (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Glendyn Ivin
Starring: Abe Clifford-Barr | Andrew Lincoln | Essi Murray-Johnston | Felix Cameron | Griffin Murray-Johnston | Jacki Weaver | Naomi Watts
Wrong Turn (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mike P. Nelson
Starring: Adain Bradley | Bill Sage | Charlotte Vega | Daisy Head | Dylan McTee | Emma Dumont | Matthew Modine | Vardaan Arora
The Fever (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Maya Da-Rin
Starring: Anunciata Teles Soares | Edmildo Vaz Pimentel | Johnatan Sodré | Regis Myrupu | Rosa Peixoto
Diane says: “Brazilian feature THE FEVER is subtle. I kept expecting it to develop propulsive plot threads (a murder!, a heist!), but the joke was on me. FEVER holds true to its quiet, almost mystical tone. Justino, father of two
Read the review...The Inheritance (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ephraim Asili
Starring: Aniya Picou | Aurielle Akerele | Chris Jarell | Erick Lockley | Julian Rozzell Jr. | Michael A. Lake | Nozipho Mclean | Nyabel Lual
Diane says: “Julian inherits his grandmother’s house in Philly, but more importantly, her collection of African art and books and records by Black thinkers of the 1960s and 70s. Before long, Julian has a household of burgeoning activists dedicated to
Read the review...Breaking Fast (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Mike Mosallam
Starring: Amin El Gamal | Christopher J. Hanke | Haaz Sleiman | Michael Cassidy | Patrick Sabongui | Rula Gardenier | Veronica Cartwright
Michael says: “Anyone who knows me, knows I’m pretty tough on ‘gay films,’ especially American ones. BREAKING FAST is no exception, and ultimately, it can’t rise about the tepid script and uneven acting to be a win. However, it’s pretty
Read the review...Baby Done (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Curtis Vowell
Starring: Emily Barclay | Madeleine Sami | Matthew Lewis | Nic Sampson | Rachel House | Rose Matafeo
Jeff says: “Zoe (Rose Matafeo) finds out she’s pregnant. It’s the worst possible time; an arborist who co-owns a successful tree service with her partner, Tim (Matthew Lewis), and a no-holds-barred adventurer (in her own mind anyway), she’s training for
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