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
Read the review...Berlin Alexanderplatz (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Burhan Qurbani
Starring: Albrecht Schuch | Alfred Döblin | Annabelle Mandeng | Burhan Qurbani Stars: Welket Bungué | Jella Haase | Joachim Król | Martin Behnke | Mira Elisa Goeres | Richard Fouofié Djimeli
Night of the Kings (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Lacôte
Starring: Bakary Koné | Denis Lavant | Issaka Sawadogo | Jean Cyrille Digbeu | Rasmané Ouédraogo | Steve Tientcheu
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
Read the review...Stray (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Elizabeth Lo
Michael says: “Returning to Istanbul, STRAY looks at the street dogs that make up much of the character of the city. Like KEDI, which looked at street cats in Istanbul, STRAY gives us a decidedly canine viewpoint, in fact goes
Read the review...M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Robin Lutz
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Bird
Starring: Alice Lowe | Earl Cave | Elliot Speller-Gillott | Monica Dolan | Ony Uhiara | Rob Brydon | Tamsin Greig
Michael says: “This warm and funny coming-of-age film looks at a single mom and her teenaged son navigating an awkward summer trying to move forward together after a disappointment. When Daniel’s father disinvites his son from a trip to Florida
Read the review...Jumbo (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Zoé Wittock
Starring: Bastien Bouillon | Emmanuelle Bercot | Jonathan Bartholmé | Noémie Merlant | Sam Louwyck | Tracy Dossou
Jeff says: “A woman falls in love with a carnival ride (inspired by the story of the woman who married the Eiffel Tower, you can look it up). Credit for pulling that off. If machines could get best actor nods,
Read the review...Test Pattern (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shatara Michelle Ford
Starring: Amani Starnes | Ben Levin | Brittany S. Hall | Caroline Bloom | Drew Fuller | Gail Bean | Will Brill
Michael says: “This chilling, or perhaps sobering films leaves quite a lasting impression. Renesha is out dancing at a bar with her girlfriends. Evan starts to dance with her at at the end of the night he asks asks for
Read the review...Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Roseanne Liang
Starring: Benedict Wall | Beulah Koale | Callan Mulvey | Chloë Grace Moretz | Nick Robinson | Taylor John Smith
Jeff says: “My 10-year-old Mom could have watched SHADOW IN THE CLOUD serialized on the screen at the Billings movie theater where she spent many of her Saturday afternoons. The cliffhangers, the edge-of-the-seat thrills, the non-stop action, the heroism and
Read the review...Film About a Father Who (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Lynne Sachs
True Mothers (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Naomi Kawase
Starring: Aju Makita | Arata Iura | Hiroko Nakajima | Hiromi Nagasaku | Ren Komai | Reo Sato | Takato Tanaka | Tetsu Hirahara
Michael says: “There’s something about a mother that stirs up emotions. A mother fighting for her child is a force to be reckoned with. In TRUE MOTHERS, Japanese director Naomi Kawase gently and thoughtfully explores the conflict between two women and
Read the review...My Little Sister (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Stéphanie Chuat | Véronique Reymond
Starring: Jens Albinus | Lars Eidinger | Marthe Keller | Nina Hoss | Thomas Ostermeier
Lapsis (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Noah Hutton
Starring: Arliss Howard | Babe Howard | Dean Imperial | Dora Madison | Frank Wood | Ivory Aquino | James McDaniel | Madeline Wise
Michael says: “I’ve got a nice start on my 2021 films now that I’ve wrapped up my nomination viewing. I recently watched the amusing and nicely done LAPSIS through the Brattle Theatre’s virtual cinema. For his feature debut, writer/director Noah
Read the review...Atlantis (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Valentyn Vasyanovych
Starring: Andriy Rymaruk | Lily Hyde | Liudmyla Bileka | Vasyl Antoniak
Michael says: “ATLANTIS is the Ukraine’s 2021 entry to the Oscars. A simple, straight-forward story that tells a grim tale set four years in the future with glimmer of hope in the form of love. While efforts are underway to
Read the review...City of Ghosts (2017)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Matthew Heineman
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Steve James
Kedi (2017)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ceyda Torun
