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The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn | Bradley Cooper | Bruce Greenwood | Eva Mendes | Ray Liotta | Rose Byrne | Ryan Gosling

The Place Beyond the Pines

Bruce says: “Some films focus on the inner selves of the characters; others focus more on the relationship of the characters to society as a whole. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, certainly one of America’s finest films of this millennium,

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Holy Motors (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Leos Carax
Starring: Denis Levant | Edith Scob | Eva Mendes | Kylie Minogue | Leos Carax | Michel Piccoli

Holy Motors

Chris says: “Honestly one of the strangest films I’ve ever seen, and perhaps one of the most wonderful. In his first feature in over a decade, filmmaker Leos Carax(THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE), along with his regular collaborator, the wiry

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Last Night (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Massy Tadjedin
Starring: Anson Mount | Eva Mendes | Griffin Dunne | Guillaume Canet | Keira Knightley | Sam Worthington

Last Night

Chris says: “This is a first feature for director Tadjedin and it’s an assured debut although there’s not that much to it. The relationship drama centers on striking Joanna Reed (Knightley), a writer working on her 2nd novel, and her

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The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.8 cats
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Brad Dourif | Eva Mendes | Fairuza Balk | Jennifer Coolidge | Nicolas Cage | Val Kilmer

The Bad Lieutenant:  Port of Call — New Orleans

Thom says: “This film was an absolute blast and Herzog definitely has the last laugh. For months now folks have been moaning and wailing on the Internet about the horrible crime Herzog was committing by ‘remaking’ the Abel Ferrara classic

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Out of Time (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Denzel Washington | Eva Mendes | Sanaa Lathan

Out of Time

Bob G. says: “Very average cop-drama that aside from being marvelously shot and competently acted, offers up nothing of note either script-wise or in the way of style. Denzel dodges bullets and hangs from balconies with the best of ’em,

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