Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats | 4.3 cats
Director: Kate Beecroft
Starring: Jennifer Ehle | Jesse Thorson | Porshia Zimiga | Scoot McNairy | Tabatha Zimiga
Vicki says: “Although considered a narrative, EAST OF WALL has a hybrid feel – filmed a bit like a documentary with the main characters playing themselves with Tabitha, a young recently widowed tattooed horse trainer, struggles with her financial situation.
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Director: Pascual Sisto
Starring: Charlie Shotwell | Georgia Lyman | Jennifer Ehle | Lucien Spelman | Michael C. Hall | Pamela Jayne Morgan | Taissa Farmiga
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Anthony Mandler
Starring: A$AP Rocky | Jeffrey Wright | Jennifer Ehle | Jennifer Hudson | Jharrel Jerome | John David Washington | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nas | Paul Ben-Victor | Tim Blake Nelson
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Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Colin Firth | Derek Jacobi | Eve Best | Geoffrey Rush | Guy Pearch | Helena Bonham Carter | Jennifer Ehle | Michael Gambon | Timothy Spall
Vicki says: “An impressive period drama set in England right before World War 2, THE KING’S SPEECH tells the story of George VI who becomes king after his brother, Edward VII abdicates. Berte (Colin Firth) cannot make a speech without
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Director: Jennifer Phang
Starring: Freya Adams | Jacqueline Kim | James Urbaniak | Jennifer Ehle | Jennifer Ikeda | Ken Jeong | Olivia Horton | Samantha Kim | Troi Zee
Toni says: “Director Jennifer Phang describes ADVANTAGEOUS as ‘an anti-cynicism movie…an attempt to re-engage moviegoers who’ve lost hope.’ The film’s lead actress, Jacqueline Kim, co-wrote the film with Jennifer, based on the short by the same name about a middle-aged
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Director: Rose Glass
Starring: Carl Prekopp | Jennifer Ehle | Lily Frazer | Lily Knight | Marcus Hutton | Morfydd Clark | Rosie Sansom | Turlough Convery
Brett says: “SAINT MAUD is finally out this weekend for any fans of genre. It is a mind-melter of a slow burn that horror aficionados can really sink their teeth into. The character-building is quite impressive, and it’s one of
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Director: Brian Gilbert
Starring: Gemma Jones | Jennifer Ehle | Jude Law | Judy Parfitt | Michael Sheen | Stephen Fry | Tom Wilkinson | Vanessa Redgrave | Zoë Wanamaker
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Director: Byung-woo Kim
Starring: Jennifer Ehle | Kevin Durand | Sun-kyun Lee | ung-woo Ha
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Farhad Safinia
Starring: Eddie Marsan | Jennifer Ehle | Mel Gibson | Natalie Dormer | Sean Penn
Thom says: “This film has a troubled history (& is not to be confused with the recent Johnny Depp bomb THE PROFESSOR); after being completed in 2016 it wasn’t released until this year. Mel Gibson was attracted to the project
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Harold Perrineau | James Gandolfini | Jason Clarke | Jennifer Ehle | Jeremy Strong | Jessica Chastain | Kyle Chandler | Mark Duplass
Diane says: “ZERO DARK THIRTY–the wonderful Kathryn Bigelow’s version of The Hunt for Osama bin Laden–is grueling and thrillerish. (Be forewarned about the trailers you might get on this one–some of them are really sick, e.g., THE CALL) It is
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