Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.7 cats
Director: Annie Baker
Starring: Elias Koteas | Julianne Nicholson | Sophie Okonedo | Will Patton | Zoe Ziegler
Michael says: “Award-winning playwright Annie Baker makes the transition from theater to film and manages to bring with her the moments that make her plays so memorable, while utilizing the language of film to maximum effect. During the summer before
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Director: Andrew Dominik
Starring: Ana de Armas | Julianne Nicholson | Lily Fisher | Michael Drayer | Tygh Runyan
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Eric Appel
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe | Evan Rachel Wood | Julianne Nicholson | Quinta Brunson | Rainn Wilson
Brett says: “The hype that preceded the concept of an Al Yankovic biopic was justifiably darn near celestial by its very nature, especially when practically everyone—filmmakers and audiences alike—have been in on the gag from day one that this is
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Allison Janney | Bobby Cannavale | Bojana Novakovic | Caitlin Carver | Julianne Nicholson | Margot Robbie | Paul Walter Hauser | Sebastian Stan
Michael says: “Anyone who was an adult in the early 90’s remembers the story of Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, but who knows the real story? I was an avid figure skating viewer during those years, and was quite familiar
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alejandro Landes
Starring: Julian Geraldo | Julianne Nicholson | Karen Quintero | Laura Castrillón | Sofia Buenaventura
Chris says: “Crazier than FITZCARRALDO. The less one knows going in, the better. Last act meanders a bit, but this is highly recommended for fans of apocalyptic art cinema, Mica Levi scores and Julianne Nicholson. 4 cats“
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Jaron Albertin
Starring: Alessandro Nivola | Eli Haley | Johnny Knoxville | Julianne Nicholson | K. Todd Freeman | Phoebe Young
Michael says: “WEIGHTLESS is notable to me for giving the handsome and talented Alessandro Nivola a challenging leading role as Joel, a troubled man working in a landfill in rural America. There’s reference to mental illness, and an occasional explosion
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Ira Sachs
Starring: Julianne Nicholson | Paprika Steen | Souleymane SySavane | Thure Lindhardt | Zachary Booth
Chris says: “A fictional work based on a filmmaker’s own personal events risks a failure to resonate with or even translate to an audience. That’s exactly the problem with the latest from FORTY SHADES OF BLUE director Ira Sachs, which
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: John Krasinski
Starring: Ben Shenkman | Chris Messina | Corey Stoll | Julianne Nicholson | Michael Cerveris | Timothy Hutton
Jason says: “How can you spot a first film written and directed by an actor in a crowd? I’ve probably mentioned this before, but look for the one where the story is told entirely through talking and facial expressions. That
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Hilary Birmingham
Starring: Anson Mount | Catherine Kellner | Glenn Fitzgerald | Julianne Nicholson
Laura says: “After an arduous, two year trip to theatrical distribution, the multiple festival award winner TULLY arrives to make its mark as a true American independent. Based on the O’Henry prize winning story by Tom McNeal by coproducer/writer/directory Hilary
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