Hustle (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Starring: Adam Sandler | Anthony Edwards | Ben Foster | Juancho Hernangomez | Kenny Smith | Queen Latifah | Robert Duvall
The Judge (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: David Dobkin
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton | Dax Shepard | Grace Zabriskie | Jeremy Strong | Robert Downey Jr | Robert Duvall | Vera Farmiga | Vincent D'Onofrio
Thom says: “This is a bulging, pompous, treacly mess of a film that has big bucks written all over it. Here Downey Jr. (he takes his A-List status very seriously these days) plays a Chicago defense lawyer of dubious moral
Read the review...Get Low (2010)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Aaron Schneider
Starring: Bill Murray | Lucas Black | Robert Duvall | Sissy Spacek
Thom says: “This period piece about a hermit in Tennessee in the 1930s has its plusses, especially with pretty horses, good photography and editing, finally ends up disappointing. The truculent hermit has a big secret that separates him from the
Read the review...The Road (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron | Guy Pearce | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Molly Parker | Robert Duvall | Viggo Mortenson
Diane says: “Forgive me, I can only review this as movie vs. book. I read the book once, and listened to the audiobook three times. I am awed by Cormac McCarthy’s language in The Road. ‘The cold relentless circling of
Read the review...Crazy Heart (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Beth Grant | Colin Farrell | Jeff Bridges | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Robert Duvall
Jason says: “There are some fantastic scenes in CRAZY HEART. Pretty much any where you have Jeff Bridges and Robert Duvall together, for instance. Not much of great import happens during those, but you’ve got two great pros who seem
Read the review...Thank You for Smoking (2006)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Starring: Aaron Eckhart | David Koechner | Katie Holmes | Maria Bello | Rob Lowe | Robert Duvall | William H. Macy
Chris says: “This satire about a slick lobbyist for the tobacco industry (perfectly embodied by Aaron Eckhart) isn’t nearly as subversive or edgy as it thinks it is. Actually, it plays like a less eccentric, dumbed-down version of I HEART
Read the review...John Q (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Anne Heche | Denzel Washington | James Woods | Robert Duvall
Robin says: “There is not a lot new to the original screenplay by James Kearns, which is the weakest aspect of the film. It is often trite, manipulative and derivative of other films, but the craftwork behind the camera and
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