Teaching audiences to view films actively
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
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Starring: Denis O'Hare | Jaerd Leto | Jennifer Garner | Kevin Rankin | Matthew McConaughey | Steve Zahn
Chris says: “On paper, this scans as a calculated attempt by Matthew McConaughey to complete his multi-film rehabilitation from rom-com leading man joke to well-respected, award-winning Actor. However, from the instant you see him startlingly emaciated as Ron Woodruff, you
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Starring: Dale Dickey | Dean Stockwell | Denis O'Hare | Jonathan Groff | Troian Bellisario
Chris says: “I’ve waited years for someone to make a film out of one of David Sedaris’ autobiographical essays, knowing that any attempt could go either way (see Ryan Murphy’s meh version of Augusten Burroughs’ RUNNING WITH SCISSORS). Fortunately, this
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