Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Josh Margolin
Starring: Clark Gregg | Fred Hechinger | June Squibb | Parker Posey | Richard Roundtree
Chris says: “June Squibb found success late in life, well into her 70s and beyond when she appeared in small but acclaimed scene-stealing roles Alexander Payne’s ABOUT SCHMIDT and NEBRASKA; in both of these and many other film and TV
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amy Nicholson
Chris says: “Amy Nicholson’s documentary tries to be the low-rent trailer park equivalent of Errol Morris’ GATES OF HEAVEN, offering a deadpan look at the last summer of one said establishment off the Virginia coast before it closes for redevelopment.
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Greg Kwedar
Starring: Clarence Maclin | Colman Domingo | David Giraudy | Paul Raci | Sean San Jose
Michael says: “Colman Domingo stars as an inmate wrongly convicted and incarcerated at a maximum security prison. While working tirelessly on his clemency appeal, he is a motivating force behind the Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Prison Arts Program. While recruiting
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Zach Steinhauser
Chris says: “Alternate title: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Purple Martins (and Should Have Thought To Ask.) The largest species of swallows in North America, the Purple Martin resides exclusively in nesting structures in order to ensure their survival.
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Megan Park
Starring: Aubrey Plaza | Kerrice Brooks | Maddie Ziegler | Maisy Stella | Percy Hynes-White
Chris says: “18-year-old Elliot (Maisy Stella) celebrates her birthday with her two best friends by taking magic mushrooms on a camping trip in the woods; while all three experience hallucinations, only Elliot’s manifests in the form of her future 39-year-old
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Bill Ross IV | Turner Ross
Starring: Makai Garza | Micah Bunch | Nathaly Garcia | Nichole Dukes | Tony Aburto
Aaron says: “Film fest fans, we’ve all been there. You’re lining up your schedule and want variety (range is good) and safe logistics (can you make the commute work between tight screenings?). Two titles catch your eye: GASOLINE RAINBOW from hot
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Thea Hvistendahl
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie | Bahar Pars | Bjørn Sundquist | Denise Trankalis | Renate Reinsve
Julie says: “It had been a long day, having arrived at the Coolidge at 4:30 pm for MY OWN NORMAL, then seeing the heart string tugging SING SING and most of the Q&A for that. As I was almost exiting
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Clotilde Courau | Léa Drucker | Olivier Rabourdin | Samuel Kircher | Serena Hu
Brett says: “Many know director Catherine Breillat for being provocative in both subject matter and delivery, and LAST SUMMER is her latest in a library of films that generates discussion well after the end credits roll. Anne is a lawyer
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Benjamin Ree
Val says: “This heart-soaring story of Mats ‘Ibelin’ Steen was excellently told by Benjamin Ree, who hit the archival jackpot with his chosen subject. Not only did Ree have access to extensive family videos, but footage from a professionally produced
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Director: Hamish Linklater | Lily Rabe
Starring: August Blanco Rosenstein | Ed Harris | Jack Dylan Grazer | Lily Rabe | Vanessa Hudgens
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Joshua Tickell | Rebecca Harrell Tickell
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sharan Sharma
Starring: Janhvi Kapoor | Kumud Mishra | Purnendu Bhattacharya | Rajesh Sharma | Rajkummar Rao
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jennifer Takaki
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: David Zellner | Nathan Zellner
Starring: Christophe Zajac-Denek | Jesse Eisenberg | Nathan Zellner | Riley Keough
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rod Blackhurst
Starring: Ethan Suplee | Josh Lucas | Kit Harington | Nora Zehetner | Scoot McNairy
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: R.J. Daniel Hanna
Starring: Cynthia Kaye McWilliams | Jackson Kelly | Leslie David Baker | Matthew Modine | Sean Astin
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Aston McAuley | Jason Flemyng | Johanna Harlin | Raza Jaffrey | Sophie Simnett
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Theda Hammel
Starring: Amy Zimmer | Elizabeth Dement | John Early | Qaher Harhash | Theda Hammel
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Martin Bourboulon
Starring: Eva Green | François Civil | Pio Marmaï | Romain Duris | Vincent Cassel
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Sean Wang
Starring: Izaac Wang | Joan Chen | Mahaela Park | Shirley Chen | Zhang Li Hua
Val says: “Having read or seen nothing about the film or its director before watching it at IFFBoston, Sean Wang’s sharing of a last name with his main character and Didi’s interest in film makes me wonder how much of
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