Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Joanna Newsom | Joaquin Phoenix | Josh Brolin | Katherine Waterston | Owen Wilson | Reese Witherspoon
Thom says: “Other than BOOGIE NIGHTS, which I loathed, I’ve been a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson films, although, truth-to-tell I’ve only given my highest rating to THERE WILL BE BLOOD. And there were really great parts of MAGNOLIA, PUNCH-DRUNK
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Adrien Brody | Bill Murray | Jeff Goldblum | Owen Wilson | Ralph Fiennes | Saoirse Ronan | Tilda Swinton | Tony Revolori | Willem Dafoe
Jason says: “When trailers for THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL first started appearing a few months ago, I felt some apprehension. Not so much because I often think I like director Wes Anderson less than I do, but because a large
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Kurt Fuller | Michael Sheen | Mimi Kennedy | Owen Wilson | Rachel McAdams
Thom says: “I was all prepared to like this brilliant film from all the rave reviews but I had no idea I’d love it this much. The story: a successful but frustrated Hollywood screenwriter (Gil, Owen Wilson) travels to his
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Adrian Brody | Amara Karan | Angelica Huston | Bill Murray | Jason Schwartzman | Owen Wilson | Waris Ahluwalia
Bruce says: “Characters in a Wes Anderson film are often smug, have an oversized sense of entitlement and lack empathy. That description fits most of the characters in THE DARJEELING LIMITED. One year after their father died, three brothers –
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Anjelica Houston | Bill Murray | Bud Cort | Cate Blanchett | Jeff Goldblum | Noah Taylor | Owen Wilson | Willem Defoe
Rob says: “Cool is something that cannot be willed into being, something that continues to escape THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS auteur Wes Anderson. He does have the mercurial Bill Murray (LOST IN TRANSLATION) in a solid comic turn as a vainglorious,
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