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2073 (2025)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Asif Kapadia
Starring: Hector Hewer | Naomi Ackie | Samantha Morton

2073
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The Whale (2022)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Brendan Fraser | Hong Chau | Sadie Sink | Samantha Morton | Ty Simpkins

The Whale

Brett says: “Already before coming to theaters with a whole convoy of dump trucks’ worth of hype, THE WHALE is a film that, unfortunately, will fall flat for many who are expecting some sort of transformative cinematic experience. For others

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Little Women (1994)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Starring: Christian Bale | Claire Danes | Eric Stoltz | Gabriel Byrne | inona Ryder | Kirsten Dunst | Samantha Morton | Susan Sarandon | Trini Alvarado

Little Women
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Miss Julie (2014)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Liv Ullman
Starring: Colin Farrell | Jessica Chastain | Nora McMenamy | Samantha Morton

Miss Julie

Jason says: “One often talks of ‘opening up’ plays when adapting them to film, doing things to obscure the fact that they were originally created to take place in a limited number of limited spaces, all viewed from a single

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Cosmopolis (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Emily Hampshire | Juliette Binoche | Paul Giamatti | Robert Pattinson | Samantha Morton | Sarah Gadon

Cosmopolis

Thom says: “David Cronenberg has for many years been one of my top 10 living directors and, in fact, he had eleven consecutive top-rated films with me, a feat only a handful of directors have ever achieved, but his next

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The Messenger (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Oren Moverman
Starring: Ben Foster | Eamonn Walker | Jena Malone | Samantha Morton | Steve Buscemi | Woody Harrelson | Yaya DaCosta

The Messenger

Jason says: “THE MESSENGER has no problem with making the audience a little uncomfortable.  What might, in another movie, have been a bittersweet romance between Ben Foster’s Will Montgomery (a wounded soldier serving the end of his hitch informing next

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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Catherine Keener | Hope Davis | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Samantha Morton

Synecdoche, New York

Marilyn says: “The most important film we caught in Toronto was SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK written and directed by Charlie Kaufman who said at the Q&A that he appreciated the audience very much because they clearly ‘got it.’ The film starring

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Mister Lonely (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Harmony Korine
Starring: Denis Lavant | Diego Luna | James Fox | Richard Strange | Samantha Morton | Werner Herzog

Mister Lonely

Jason says: “MISTER LONELY invites the audience to ponder many philosophical questions. What is the purpose of a miracle? Is it a blessing or a curse to find oneself among people who share your passions completely? Can you choose your

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Elizabeth: the Golden Age (2007)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Abbie Cornish | Cate Blanchett | Clive Owen | Geoffrey Rush | Samantha Morton | Tom Hollander

Elizabeth: the Golden Age

Michael says: “Who can resist Cate Blanchett, royal, imperious, hair unbound, clad in armor, riding on a white horse? Apparently not me, as I went to see ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE on opening weekend. I enjoyed ELIZABETH, one of Blanchett’s

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Control (2007)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Anton Corbijn
Starring: Alexandra Maria Lara | Harry Treadaway | James Anthony Pearson | Joe Anderson | Sam Riley | Samantha Morton

Control

Chris says: “Why did Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis hang himself at the age of 23? Was it misery brought on by marital infidelity, an uneasy mixture of meds prescribed for his epilepsy, stress at the onset of fame, or

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