Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Casey Affleck | Elias Koteas | Jessica Alba | Kate Hudson | Ned Beatty | Tom Bower
Jason says: “THE KILLER INSIDE ME is getting a certain amount of notice for its violence, which is a little surprising to me, in a strict ‘well, I’ve seen worse’ sense. But I suspect the filmmakers will be fine with
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Casey Affleck
Starring: Anthony Langdon | Carey Perloff | Casey Affleck | Joaquin Phoenix | Larry McHale
Thom says: “I don’t have a clue what to make of this. Joaquin Phoenix has long been a must-see for me. I probably came to know him because of my love for his brother River. And since he was supposedly
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ben Affleck
Starring: Amy Madigan | Amy Ryan | Casey Affleck | Ed Harris | John Ashton | Michelle Monaghan | Morgan Freeman
Bruce says: “For his directorial debut (we won’t count his earlier short I KILLED MY LESBIAN WIFE, HUNG HER ON A MEAT HOOK, AND NOW I HAVE A THREE-PICTURE DEAL WITH DISNEY) Ben Affleck had the good sense to draw
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Steve Buscemi
Starring: Casey Affleck | Jack Rovello | Kevin Corrigan | Liv Tyler | Mary Kay Place | Seymour Cassel
Michael says: “I was very pleasantly surprised by Steve Buscemi’s tiny film about the shattered dreams and paralyzing ennui of a Midwestern family. Jim left his small-town Indiana home, including Mom, Dad and brother Tim, for NYC and thought he
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Director: Gus Van Zant
Starring: Casey Affleck | Matt Damon
Emily says: “GERRY is going to be one of those that generates a lot of dissension amongst Chlotrudis ranks, I think. Its an either ‘you love it or you hate it’ kind of film. I’ll say one thing, that it
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