Run this Town (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ricky Tollman
Starring: Ben Platt | Damian Lewis | Mena Massoud | Nina Dobrev
Swallow (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Starring: Austin Stowell | Denis O'Hare | Elizabeth Marvel | Haley Bennett
Diane says: “SWALLOW is nominated for Best Cinematography. “For good or ill, I happened to see SWALLOW after finally watching SAFE, Todd Haynes’ film from 1995. There were so many similarities–in characters, scenes, design–that I thought it might be a
Read the review...First Cow (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: John Magaro | Orion Lee | Rene Auberjonois | Toby Jones
Chris says: “Throughout Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, I couldn’t help but detect motifs from across her oeuvre. It’s set in the 19th century along the Oregon Trail like MEEK’S CUTOFF, the focus is on a friendship between two men reminiscent
Read the review...Escape from Pretoria (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Francis Annan
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe | Daniel Webber | Ian Hart | Nathan Page
Hope Gap (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: William Nicholson
Starring: Alysha Hart | Annette Bening | Bill Nighy | Josh O'Connor
Lost Girls (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Liz Garbus
Starring: Amy Ryan | Gabriel Byrne | Lola Kirke | Thomasin McKenzie
Michael says: “LOST GIRLS is based on true events surrounding the Long Island serial killer investigation in 2010. Mari Gilbert, a single mother, embarks on her own investigation when her eldest daughter goes missing and the police prove to be
Read the review...Tigertail (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Alan Yang
Starring: Christine Ko | Fiona Fu | Hong-Chi Lee | Joan Chen | Tzi Ma
Michael says: “I encountered three instances in the past month, in movies, or books, where someone tells a child: “Never let them see you cry,” or some BS like that. It’s usually well-meaning, and sometimes even serves the character well
Read the review...A White, White Day (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hlynur Palmason
Starring: Hilmir Snær Guðnason | Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir | Ingvar Sigurdsson | Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Michael says: “There’s something visually striking about the films that come out of Iceland. The landscape, so alien, lends itself well to both quirky humor and dark drama. A WHITE, WHITE DAY is of the latter genre, and is another
Read the review...Lost in America (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rotimi Rainwater
Saint Frances (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alex Thompson
Starring: Braden Crothers | Charin Alvarez | Kelly O'Sullivan | Ramona Edith Williams | William Drain
Ivy says: “This film is being made available in Boston through the Coolidge’s virtual screening room, and I assume it will be available nationally at other art house cinemas. “I recommend this small, American indie. I think it’s a perfect
Read the review...Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Albert Shin
Starring: David Cronenberg | Eric Johnson | Hannah Gross | Marie-Josée Croze | Tuppence Middleton
The Jesus Rolls (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: John Turturro
Starring: Audrey Tautou | Bobby Cannavale | John Turturro | Susan Sarandon
Burden (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Andrew Heckler
Starring: Andrea Riseborough | Forest Whitaker | Garrett Hedlund | Tess Harper | Tom Wilkinson
The Whistlers (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.375 | 3.5 cats
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Starring: Agustí Villaronga | Catrinel Marlon | Rodica Lazar | Vlad Ivanov
Jeffrey says: “This Buried Treasure-eligible piece from Romanian director, Porumboiu (12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST, THE TREASURE), is billed as a heist movie, but, in its gritty meditation on corruption, bears little resemblance to its glossy Hollywood counterparts. Cristi (Vlad Ivanov)
Read the review...Wendy (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Devin France | Gage Naquin | Gavin Naquin | Yashua Mack
Greed (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: David Mitchell | Isla Fisher | Shirley Henderson | Steve Coogan
Jinpa (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Pema Tseden
Starring: Genden Phuntsok | Jinpa | Sonam Wangmo
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Daniel Roher
Goldie (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sam de Jong
Starring: Danny Hoch | George Sample III | Marsha Stephanie Blake | Slick Woods
Just One More Kiss (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Faleena Hopkins
Starring: Erik Parillo | Faleena Hopkins | Frances Mitchell | Patrick Zeller
