Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Adam Driver | Azhy Robertson | Julia Greer | Scarlett Johansson | Wallace Shawn
Michael says: “WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME MERRIT WEVER WAS IN THIS? She is so amazing in everything she’s in, even a small role like this! “Noah Baumbach’s well directed and fine acted film about divorce was great. It’s a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: Roman Griffin Davis | Sam Rockwell | Scarlett Johansson | Taika Waititi | Thomasin McKenzie
Thom says: “Again, too much information in my head, for I went into this well-received film supposing I was unfamiliar with director Waititi (from New Zealand) but research proved I’ve already seen all of his feature-length movies: EAGLE vs SHARK
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ethan Coen | Joel Coen
Starring: Frances McDormand | George Clooney | Josh Brolin | RalphFiennes | Scarlett Johansson | Tilda Swinton
Thom says: “The Coen Brothers have had a long, steady run of super-loved films that they have directed and they very rarely fail to hit my highest rating so that this palpably fun film didn’t achieve that fantastic distinction is
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Douglas McConnell | Jeremy McWilliams | Lynsey Taylor MacKay | Scarlett Johansson
Chris says: “Widely branded as an experimental (read: plot less and arty) adaptation of Michel Faber’s novel, this is admittedly far more out there than SPECIES or even THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET, to name two other films that center
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Bobby Cannavale | Dustin Hoffman | Emjay Anthony | John Leguizamo | Jon Favreau | Oliver Platt | Scarlett Johansson | Sofia Vergara
Jason says: “Jon Favreau’s CHEF has a line in the credits about being based on actual events, and I kind of suspect that those events may involve ‘fans’ putting a lot of personal invective into their assessments of IRON MAN
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Starring: Alison Brie | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Julianne Moore | Scarlett Johansson | Tony Danza
Chris says: “Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the rare child actor who, as an adult has sculpted a markedly distinct career and identity. He’s also difficult to pin down, having convincingly played everything from a gay hustler (MYSTERIOUS SKIN) to a lovesick
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Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Starring: Anthony Hopkins | Danny Huston | Helen Mirren | James D'Arcy | Jessica Biel | Michael Stuhlbarg | Michael Wincott | Scarlett Johansson | Toni Collette
Julie says: “What bad things can you say about a movie with Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins ? Well worth seeing for their acting alone. Scarlet Johansson did a nice job as did the guy who played Anthony Perkins (James
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Chris Messina | Javier Bardem | Patricia Clarkson | Penélope Cruz | Rebecca Hall | Scarlett Johansson
Bruce says: “Two girls are invited to Barcelona to spend July and August with friends Judy and Mark Nash (Patricia Clarkson and Kevin Dunn). Vicky (Rebecca Hall), whose fiancée is staying behind in New York, is working on a thesis
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Emily Mortimer | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | Matthew Goode | Scarlett Johansson
Chris says: “For years, Woody Allen has desperately needed to get away from his terminal Upper East Side complacency and try something different, but I never thought he’d go ahead and do it. Actually, this isn’t as much of a
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Bill Murray | Giovanni Ribisi | Scarlett Johansson
Bob G. says: “With LOST IN TRANSLATION, Sofia Coppola neatly captures the slightly Twilight Zone’ish feeling of being out of touch with everything and everyone around you. Yet she does so with such unassuming ease and good humor that you
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