Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Clea DuVall
Starring: Alia Shawkat | Clea DuVall | Cobie Smulders | Jason Ritter | Melanie Lynskey | Natasha Lyonne
Michael says: “THE INTERVENTION also has a summary that might give you pause.Ruby and Peter join three other couples on a holiday weekend at a beautiful family home in the bayou, but discover that their friend Annie has engineered the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Claire Carré
Starring: Greta Fernandez | Iva Gocheva | Jason Ritter | Roberto Cots | Silvan Friedman | Tucker Smallwood
Jason says: “The shots of present-day ruins that open EMBERS are a reminder of sorts that worlds end all the time, on the scale of individual hopes and dreams, though those tiny apocalypses are often part of a greater calamity.
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Anne Renton
Starring: Elizabeth Peña | Emily Deschanel | Jason Ritter | Kathleen Turner | Richard Chamberlain
Chris says: “For film festivals from Cannes to Toronto, it’s usually a safe bet that the opening night film will not be the fest’s pick of the litter. Those selected for the Provincetown International Film Festival (now in its 13th
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Bobby Cannavale | David Sutcliffe | Jason Ritter | Jesse Bradford | Laura Dern | Lisa Kudrow | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Steve Coogan | Tom Arnold
Hilary says: “I laughed all the way through this darkly funny ensemble piece. The cast is a shoo-in for Best Cast: Lisa Kudrow reminds us that she’s much more than Phoebe Buffay, Tom Arnold manages not to be completely annoying,
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