Grace of My Heart (1996)
By Michael Colford
Director: Allison Anders
Starring: Bridget Fonda | Bruce Davison | Eric Stoltz | Illeana Douglas | John Turturro | Matt Dillon | Patsy Kensit
The Jesus Rolls (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: John Turturro
Starring: Audrey Tautou | Bobby Cannavale | John Turturro | Susan Sarandon
Gloria Bell (2019)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sebastián Lelio
Starring: Brad Garrett | Caren Pistorius | Holland Taylor | Jeanne Tripplehorn | John Turturro | Julianne Moore | Michael Cera | Rita Wilson
Thom says: “This is exactly the type of film I look for in these troubled times. It is honest, compelling, and a true slice-of-life experience, but, that being said, it totally relies on Julianne Moore’s mind-boggling performance to carry it
Read the review...God’s Pocket (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: John Slattery
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones | Christina Hendricks | Eddie Marsan | John Turturro | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Richard Jenkins
Jason says: “There are moments, especially toward the end of GOD’S POCKET, when I wonder if John Slattery has made a Trojan Horse of a movie, giving an audience expecting an honest-but-affectionate story about earthy folks in a tough neighborhood
Read the review...Margot at the Wedding (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Jack Black | Jennifer Jason Leigh | John Turturro | Nicole Kidman | Zane Pais
Michael says: “Stories about dysfunctional families often make for great comedic and dramatic fodder, both in novels and in films. Noah Baumbach was successful mining this territory in 2005’s THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, but while I enjoyed that film,
Read the review...She Hate Me (2004)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Anthony Mackie | Dania Ramirez | Ellen Barkin | John Turturro | Kerry Washington | Monica Bellucci | Woody Harrelson
Ivy says: “My phrase for this movie is: She Hate It. “Although Kerry Washington’s performance was good, and there were lots of good appearances from some of my other favorite indie actresses I do think that the film was more
Read the review...13 Conversations About One Thing (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Jill Sprecher
Starring: Alan Arkin | Amy Irving | Barbara Sukowa | Clea DuVall | John Turturro | Matthew McConaughhey | Rob McElhenney | Tia Texada
Hilary says: “I find myself in the minority concerning 13 CONVERSATIONS. Although I liked the organization of the story in its MEMENTO-like reverse structure) and it had several strong performers, I never got into the story. The entire time I
Read the review...The Man Who Cried (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Cate Blanchett | Christina Ricci | John Turturro | Johnny Depp
Kevin says: “An interesting but extremely sporadic film. Ricci’s character is not strongly written, and her performance shows it. Cate Blanchett steals all of her scenes. Beautiful imagery can’t quite make up for a spotty script, and Johnny Depp should
Read the review...The Luzhin Defence (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Marleen Gorris
Starring: Emily Watson | Geraldine James | John Turturro | Stuart Wilson
Diane says: “Based on Nabokov’s novel, this is a story of a Russian chess genius who is inept in every other sphere of life, except for winning the love of a young compatriot whom he meets at an Italian resort
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