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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Josh Margolin
Starring: Clark Gregg | Fred Hechinger | June Squibb | Parker Posey | Richard Roundtree
Chris says: “June Squibb found success late in life, well into her 70s and beyond when she appeared in small but acclaimed scene-stealing roles Alexander Payne’s ABOUT SCHMIDT and NEBRASKA; in both of these and many other film and TV
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Kogonada
Starring: Erin Allegretti | Haley Lu Richardson | John Cho | Michelle Forbes | Parker Posey | Rory Culkin | Shani Salyers Stiles
Michael says: “Jin, a Korean book translator, is called to Columbus, Indiana, where his father, a famous scholar of architecture on a speaking tour, has suffered a stroke, or some other debilitating ailment. He resents that he needs to stay
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Christopher Guest
Starring: Catherine O'Hara | Christopher Guest | Eugene Levy | Fred Willard | Jane Lynch | Jennifer Coolidge | John Michael Higgins | Michael McKean | Parker Posey
Philip says: “Revisited the hysterical mockumentary classic, Christopher Guest’s BEST IN SHOW this past weekend. ‘Pine nut… cashew nut… macadamia nut.’ The laughs never end. Jane Lynch had her breakout performance as dog handler Christy Cummings. I’m sure the Glee
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Director: Greg Mottola
Starring: Anne Meara | Campbell Scott | Hope Davis | Liev Schreiber | Parker Posey | Pat McNamara | Stanley Tucci
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hernan Jimenez
Starring: Aden Young | Beau Bridges | Ken Jeong | Parker Posey
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Michael Walker
Starring: Annie Parisse | Cheyenne Jackson | Edward Herrmann | Eric Mabius | Josh Pais | Parker Posey | Remy Auberjonais
Chris says: “In the ‘90s, Parker Posey earned the title ‘Queen of the Indies’ simply for appearing in so many films; often, she was the sole reason for seeing one. If Michael Walker’s office comedy feels a little like a
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Elina Löwensohn | James Urbaniak | Jeff Goldblum | Liam Aiken | Parker Posey | Saffron Burrows | Thomas Jay Ryan
Michael says: “At certain points throughout FAY GRIM, the latest film by Chlotrudis Award winner Hal Hartley, particularly as the screen went black and the credits began to roll, a little thrill of excitement skittered down my spine. It’s the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Starring: Drea de Matteo | Justin Theroux | Melvil Poupaud | Parker Posey
Chris says: “Here’s a tale we’ve heard before: Nora (Parker Posey), a woman in her mid-30’s, is in pre-midlife crisis mode. Her administrative hotel job neither challenges nor fulfills her and she has yet to truly fall in love. Substitute
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Craig Chester
Starring: Chris Kattan | Craig Chester | Malcolm Gets | Parker Posey
Michael says: “Actor Craig Chester (GRIEF, SWOON, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) wrote and directed his first feature film, a broad romantic comedy where the two protagonists are both men. What could have been sweet, and comfortably mainstream like the films
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Christopher Guest
Starring: Bob Balaban | Catherine O'Hara | Christopher Guest | Eugene Levy | Jane Lynch | Parker Posey
Bruce says: “This sweet film is another offering form the ‘Christopher Guest repertory company.’ It is the story of three musical acts, all has-beens who are brought together to perform one last time at a memorial service in honor their
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