Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Craig Johnson
Starring: Bret Loehr | Carr Thompson | Mark Duplass | Melissa Leo
Jason says: “TRUE ADOLESCENTS is a small-budgeted independent film that’s just a swift kick or two from the mainstream. Yes, the execution is mostly what one would expect from the recent wave of chatty, self-examining indie filmmakers, but the basic
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Mary Stuart Masterson
Starring: Aaron Stanford | Bruce Dern | Elizabeth Ashley | Jayce Bartok | Kristen Stewart | Melissa Leo | Miriam Shor
Jeff says: “Mary Stuart Masterson, in her directorial debut, tells the story of a patriarch (the increasingly crusty Bruce Dern) and his two sons, coming to terms with the death of the family’s mother. Features a pre-Bella Kristen Stewart as
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Courtney Hunt
Starring: Charlie McDermott | Melissa Leo | Michael O’Keefe | Missy Upham
Bruce says: “Well known character actress Melissa Leo has 37 film credits since 2005; that comprises just half of her resume compiled over a twenty four year period. She must be one of the busiest actors in the business as
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hilary Brougher
Starring: Amber Tamblyn | Dennis O’Hare | Melissa Leo | Tilda Swinton | Timothy Hutton
Michael says: “STEPHANIE DALEY is a small, indie film that had a brief run in Boston back in May. It starred Tilda Swinton (THE DEEP END; TEKNOLUST) and Amber Tamblyn (THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS), and got fairly positive
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Rating: 3.6
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Benicio Del Torro | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Clea DuVall | Melissa Leo | Naomi Watts | SeanPenn
Diane says: “Hey, I liked it! Knowing in advance that the story was contrived, I just went with it, and loved the perfs (main and supporting), directing, and cinematography. I accepted the main premise as kind of a silly HEAVEN
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