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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jacobi Jupe | James Lintern | Jessie Buckley | Joe Alwyn | Noah Jupe | Paul Mescal | Zac Wishart
Cheryl says: “Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel Hamnet is being touted as an Oscar contender, having swept the festival circuit with audience awards at Toronto, London, Mill Valley, and San Diego. It has an A-list cast, with strong
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Director: Oliver Hermanus
Starring: Josh O’Connor | Leo Cocovinis | Molly Price | Paul Mescal | Raphael Sbarge
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Andrew Scott | Carter John Grout | Claire Foy | Jamie Bell | Paul Mescal
Diane says: “ALL OF US STRANGERS opens with three scenes of admirable economy. Later on, director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh (45 YEARS, LEAN ON PETE) finds creative and convincing ways to pull us deep into someone’s psyche, adapting a novel
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Director: Benjamin Millepied
Starring: Elsa Pataky | Melissa Barrera | Nicole da Silva | Paul Mescal | Rossy de Palma
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Anna Rose Holmer | Saela Davis
Starring: Aisling Franciosi | Declan Conlon | Emily Watson | Marion O'Dwyer | Paul Mescal
Chris says: “Emily Watson always had a bit of an old soul in her and she’s aged brilliantly into the archetype you’d want to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. She also adds heft to a beautifully
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Rating: 4.7 cats
Director: Charlotte Wells
Starring: Celia Rowlson-Hall | Frankie Corio | Paul Mescal
Brett says: “AFTERSUN is a memory encapsulated within a non-linear vacation narrative as a young father and pre-teen daughter have come together at a Turkish resort under some uncertain circumstances. In fact, the hazy cloud hanging over the film from
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Starring: Dagmara Dominczyk | Dakota Johnson | Ed Harris | Jessie Buckley | Olivia Colman | Paul Mescal | Peter Sarsgaard
Michael says: “Bravo to Maggie Gyllenhaal for adapting a complex novel into a visually arresting, and thematically engrossing film in her first time out as a screenwriter and director. Leda is a middle-aged woman visiting a resort in Greece for
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