Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Bird
Starring: Alice Lowe | Earl Cave | Elliot Speller-Gillott | Monica Dolan | Ony Uhiara | Rob Brydon | Tamsin Greig
Michael says: “This warm and funny coming-of-age film looks at a single mom and her teenaged son navigating an awkward summer trying to move forward together after a disappointment. When Daniel’s father disinvites his son from a trip to Florida
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Marta Barrio | Michael Towns | Rob Brydon | Steve Coogan
Chris says: “I’ll keep watching each one of these they make, knowing full well that the original remains the only essential entry. The attempt at pathos here renders it less satisfying than THE TRIP TO SPAIN, though Coogan’s bitchy summation
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Claire Keelan | Rob Brydon | Rosie Fellner | Steve Coogan
Chris says: “THE TRIP smartly capitalized on Steve Coogan’s and Rob Brydon’s superb chemistry with each other—one could imagine getting a kick out of watching them do nothing more than read the phone book, as long as they did it
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Claire Keelan | Margo Stilley | Rebecca Johnson | Rob Brydon | Steve Coogan
Diane says: “More SIDEWAYS than MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, Michael Winterbottom’s THE TRIP has British actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon engaged in one-upmanship as they travel the North Country on a gastronomicaltour. The dialogue is not as profound or
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Gillian Anderson | Kelly Macdonald | Rob Brydon | Shirley Henderson | Steve Coogan
Michael says: “Michael Winterbottom is certainly one of the most eclectic filmmakers around. His body of work includes personal dramas such as WONDERLAND and BUTTERFLY KISS; political films such as WELCOME TO SARAJEVO; period pieces like THE CLAIM; science fiction
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Gina McKee | Rob Brydon | Stephanie Leonidas
Michael says: “The visually spectacular fantasy by the comic world’s rock gods Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman has been getting very mixed reviews. Critics are comparing it to Alice in Wonderland and LABYRINTH for its tale of a young girl
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