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Showing Up (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: André 3000 | Hong Chau | Lauren Lakis | Michelle Williams | Todd-o-Phonic Todd

Diane says: “Kelly Reichardt’s latest, starring Michelle Williams as a closed-up ceramic artist, satirizes the art school scene perfectly, from funky clothing and cheese-heavy gallery openings to parent-child competition and every kind of crafts class. (I saw it with my

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After the Wedding (2019)

Michael says: “I really want to love Bart Freundlich’s films. Not because he’s Julianne Moore’s husband, although I appreciate that he often casts her in his films, but because I loved his debut, THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS so much and

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Manchester By The Sea (2016)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ken Lonergan
Starring: Casey Affleck | Kyle Chandler | Lucas Hedges | Michelle Williams | Susan Pourfar

Michael says: “Writer/director Ken Lonergan made a big splash with his directorial debut, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. Since then, it’s been sixteen years, and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is only his third directorial effort. He’s written a bunch of

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Certain Women (2016)

Michael says: “I haven’t seen all of Kelly Reichardt’s films, but CERTAIN WOMEN is the fourth, and the most fully realized in a string of strong films including OLD JOY, WENDY & LUCY, and MEEKS’ CUTOFF. Based on a collection

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Take This Waltz (2012)

Bruce says: “TAKE THIS WALTZ will have more impact for those who have not seen Michelle Williams in BLUE VALENTINE or WENDY AND LUCY. In all of these films she plays young women in search of something undefinable and elusive.

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My Week with Marilyn (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.9
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Dominic Cooper | Eddie Redmayne | Julia Ormond | Kenneth Brannagh | Michelle Williams

Bruce says: “Brilliant, astonishing, miraculous, breathtaking….there are not enough words to describe Michelle William’s uncanny Marilyn Monroe, a role that is almost inconceivable for any actress to attempt, much less conquer. Williams has the look, the voice, the subtle wit,

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Blue Valentine (2010)

Ibad says: “This is my first review on this board as a new Chlotrudis member, so do forgive me for this. This isn’t the first review I’ve written, but this film was, truly, difficult to write about. I think it’s

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Mammoth (2009)

Michael says: “As in JELLYFISH, my favorite film from last year, MAMMOTH finds as one of its core conflicts, a mother traveling half-way around the world to take care of other people’s children in order to make money to support

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Wendy and Lucy (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams | Wally Dalton | Will Patton

Bruce says: “Kelly Reichardt from the looks of things is the modern chronicler of quiet desperation. WENDY AND LUCY is similar in many ways to her critically acclaimed earlier work, OLD JOY. The story is sparse, almost non-existent. There are

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I’m Not There (2007)

Michael says: “There’s been a lot of buzz about Todd Hayne’s Bob Dylan biopic, especially after it’s debut in Venice. Those who know me know that I am not a fan of the biopic, but ever the experimenter, Haynes turns

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