Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Linus O'Brien
Michael says: “It’s funny how ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, and the subsequent movie-adaptation, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW are such iconic, pieces of entertainment that many people have seen multiple times, but as this documentary shows, I didn’t know a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Cassie Keet
Starring: Jordan Lane Shappell | Molly Jackson | Olivia Taylor Dudley | Riley Dandy | Shayn Herndon
Brett says: “Real-life-based horror doesn’t always need to check the box of the horror genre to send a chill down one’s spine. Sometimes, it’s the weight of memory, trauma, and belief that proves more unsettling. ABIGAIL BEFORE BEATRICE is such
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Aud Mason-Hyde | Daniel Henshall | Eamon Farren | John Lithgow | Olivia Colman
Michael says: “My brief Letterboxd review states: “Highly personal intergenerational queer story that is intimate and moving. Some really nice touches.” That pretty much sums it up, but I’ll go a little further here. First, I hadn’t realized going in that
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Director: Alberto Sedano
Brett says: “Have you ever deliberately sat and reflected on the merits and benefits resulting from Francisco Franco’s fascist takeover of the Spanish government during the Spanish Civil War, which limited the freedoms and rights of everyday citizens and forced
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Director: Esteban Arango
Starring: Dylan O'Brien | Juan Carlos Hernández | Murray Bartlett | River Gallo | Victoria Pedretti
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Danny Turkiewicz
Starring: Chris Barry | Jason Alexander | Matt Adams | Oliver Cooper | Santino Cash
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Brendan Devane
Starring: Alex Honnold | David Clennon | Jocelyn Hudon | Jolene Kay | William Fichtner
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Luis Ortega
Starring: Daniel Fanego | Nahuel Pérez Biscayart | Osmar Núñez | Roberto Carnaghi | Valentina Ávila
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: R.T. Thorne
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler | Kataem O'Connor | Leenah Robinson | Michael Greyeyes | Milcania Diaz-Rojas
Jeff says: “A pastoral dystopian thriller set on a Canadian farm originally established by Black refugees from the first American Civil War, 40 ACRES follows their descendants as they defend the farm from roving bands of cannibalistic marauders after a
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Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Starring: Andrine Sæther | Ane Dahl Torp | Anne Marit Jacobsen | Ella Øverbye | Selome Emnetu
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alex Ross Perry
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Aaron J. March | Craig Behenna | Gary Waddell | Natasha Wanganeen | Vinod Nair
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: J.C. Doler
Starring: Aleksa Palladino | Logan Donovan | Pam Dougherty | Tripp Toupal | Tucker Grumbles
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jonathan Sequeira
Brett says: “Cringeworthy title aside, once one gets past that, the attempt at irony or paradox in said title makes itself known soon enough in this documentary about a young group of guys who were all children of immigrant families
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Daniel J. Clark
Starring: Hayley McFarland | Joe Kwaczala | John Eisenrich | Jon Gabrus | Sam Wiles
Brett says: “On the heels of a movie like FRIENDSHIP, it’s clear to see that comedic sensibilities of the 18-34 range are definitely shifting the landscape of the comedy genre. Joe Kwaczala writes a screenplay for AMERICAN COMIC, directed by Daniel
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Carmen Emmi
Starring: Christian Cooke | Maria Dizzia | Russell Tovey | Sam Asa Brownstein | Tom Blyth
Michael says: “In a rare moment of synergy, my choice for the best film at the festival was also awarded the Narrative Audience Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival this year. This debut feature tells the story of Lucas,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kim A. Snyder
Michael says: “Who knew that the changing political climate of the last several years would fid librarians on the front lines of the battle for intellectual freedom? I guess librarians did, but not to the extent that many school and
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Kate Beecroft
Starring: Jennifer Ehle | Jesse Thorson | Porshia Zimiga | Scoot McNairy | Tabatha Zimiga
Vicki says: “Although considered a narrative, EAST OF WALL has a hybrid feel – filmed a bit like a documentary with the main characters playing themselves with Tabitha, a young recently widowed tattooed horse trainer, struggles with her financial situation.
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Director: Ulaa Salim
Starring: Anna Søgaard Frandsen | Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir | Nanna Øland Fabricius | Simon Sears | Viktor Hjelmsø
