Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Liam Gavin
Starring: Catherine Walker | Mark Huberman | Nathan Vos | Steve Oram | Susan Loughnane
Laks says: “After years and years of delaying, I finally got round to watching DARK SONG. In essence, all the horrors of the film melted away and I came away feeling absolved of the terror and uplifted by the surreal
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Edward Berger
Starring: Jacek Koman | John Lithgow | Lucian Msamati | Ralph Fiennes | Stanley Tucci
Brett says: “It is baffling how a director can go from from something so good and even earn writing awards for it (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) to something that requires such a reach from viewers that they suddenly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jason Buxton
Starring: Ben Foster | Cobie Smulders | Dan Lett | Gavin Drea | Reid Price
Brett says: “Director Jason Buxton (BLACKBIRD) brings his second feature film SHARP CORNER to life with a unique tone that enriches the entire project. The film is led by a terrific (as always) performance by Ben Foster, who portrays a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Durga Chew-Bose
Starring: Aliocha Scheider | Chloe Sevigny | Claes Bang | Lily McInerny | Nailia Harzoune
Brett says: “In this feature film debut, director Durga Chew-Bose adapts a novel from the 1950s for the screen, but the setting reflects an otherworldliness rather than feeling trapped in time. One can perceive a sense of modernity that seems predominant
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Charlotte Rampling | Lisa Bonet | Mickey Rourke | Robert De Niro | Stocker Fontelieu
Laks says: “It was to my surprise that Hillary Mantel (Wolf Hall) wrote film reviews and even further more so that she reviewed ANGEL HEART. I never would have imagined De Niro taking on the role of the devil and
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Director: Rick Walker
Starring: Cherish Rodriguez | Eric Roberts | Mackenzie McIntyre | Taylor Armstrong | Wil Wilson
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nick Quested
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Colby Brock | Sam Golbach
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Laura Gabbert
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nate Edwards
Starring: Arsema Thomas | D'Arcy Carden | Darrell Britt-Gibson | Natasha Marc | Taissa Farmiga
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Starring: Ahn Bo-hyun | Oh Dae-hwan | Oh Dal-Su | Park Sun Woo | Seo Do Cheol
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Timm Kröger
Starring: Gottfried Breitfuss | Hanns Zischler | Jan Bülow | Olivia Ross | Philippe Graber
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jason Yu
Starring: Jung Yu Mi | Kim Geum-soon | Kim Gook Hee | Lee Kyung-jin | Lee Sun-kyun
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Simon Hacker
Starring: Eric Berryman | Isabel Arraiza | Kasey Bella Suarez | Michael Zegen
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jussie Smollett
Starring: Brittany S. Hall | Jabari Redd | Jussie Smollett | Marquise Vilson | Vivica A. Fox
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Bruce Schooley | Debbie D'Souza | Dinesh D'Souza
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.875 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Barry Keoghan | Franz Rogowski | Jasmine Jobson | Jason Buda | Nykiya Adams
Brett says: “Director Andrea Arnold transforms the ordinary once again with her latest feature BIRD. The story is thoroughly character-focused, set in a dismal rundown part of regional England. True to her directorial form, however, there is a sense of
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ellen Kuras
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård | Andrea Riseborough | Andy Samberg | Kate Winslet | Marion Cotillard
Laks says: “I was able to soak up two major works that commemorated towering American women that were released in 2024. The first being Laurie Anderson’s AMELIA which was based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The other being Ellen
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Director: Evan Marlowe
Starring: Christopher McDonald | Hana Mae Lee | James Marsters | Jordan Peele | Robert Englund
