Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Starring: Angus Imrie | Anya Taylor-Joy | Bill Nighy | Gemma Whelan | Johnny Flynn | Letty Thomas | Miranda Hart | Rupert Graves
Michael says: “Did we need yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s popular novel Emma? Probably not. Did I thoroughly enjoy Eleanor Catton’s 2020 adaptation of said classic comedy of manners directed by Autumn de Wilde? Yes, I did, despite myself.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Stone
Starring: Ben Chaplin | Carey Mulligan | Johnny Flynn | Ken Stott | Lily James | Monica Dolan | Ralph Fiennes
Chris says: “Ralph Fiennes was as born to play an excavator as he was a concierge in THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. A good archeology film, more so than a “days leading up to World War II’ one.’3.5 cats” Jeff
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Kate Barker-Froyland
Starring: Anne Hathaway | Ben Rosenfield | Johnny Flynn | Mary Steenburgen | Sharon van Etten
Jason says: “There are times when SONG ONE starts to come across as a simple enough romance that its peculiar start fades into the background, and it’s odd for that to feel like a good thing. The way the two
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