Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.3 cats
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Eduardo Losan | Esai Morales | Joel Edgerton | Quintessa Swindell | Sigourney Weaver
Chris says: “Paul Schrader has long established a reputation for going there, which is a major component of his sensibility and thus his peculiar appeal. Consequently, his movies work best when centered on a performance that understands how nutso the
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Director: Maya Forbes | Wallace Wolodarsky
Starring: David Rasche | Kevin Kline | Morena Baccarin | Rob Delaney | Sigourney Weaver
Vicki says: “The main reason to see this film ( and it’s a valid one) is to watch Sigourney Weaver revel in the role of Hildy, a real estate agent in a high-end New England town. Hildy hopes to have
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Director: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Brían F. O'Byrne | Colm Feore | Douglas Booth | Margaret Qualley | Seána Kerslake | Sigourney Weaver
By Michael Colford
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Adam Hann-Byrd | Christina Ricci | David Krumholtz | Elijah Wood | Henry Czerny | Jamey Sheridan | Joan Allen | Kate Burton | Kevin Kline | Sigourney Weaver | Tobey Maguire
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: James Cameron
Starring: CCH Pounder | Giovanni Ribisi | Michelle Rodriguez | Sam Worthington | Sigourney Weaver | Stephen Lang | Zoe Saldana
Diane says: “From Variety: ‘a film of universal appeal that just about everyone whoever goes to the movies will need to see.’ Who’s going to see this? If you’ve seen it, do you agree? “I watched the trailer, and found
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Marc Evans
Starring: Alan Rickman | Calllum Keith Rennie | Carrie-Ann Moss | Emily Hampshire | James Allodi | Janet van de Graaf | Sigourney Weaver | Susan Coyne
Jay says: “Alan Rickman is an underappreciated treasure. It sounds like an odd thing to say, because he’s been a quite memorable part of some huge hits, but movies where he’s the feature attraction appear and disappear quickly and quietly
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Dan Harris
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Jeff Daniels | Kip Pardue | Michelle Williams | Sigourney Weaver
Diane says: “Dysfunctional family deals with a tragedy. Is this eligible? Noms for worst screenplay (writers threw in every family plot element but the kitchen sink), worst direction, worst soundtrack, and worst acting (although they didn’t have much to work
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Aaron Stanford | Bebe Neuwirth | John Ritter | Sigourney Weaver
Clinton says: “There certainly was a lot of buzz at Sundance on this feature, helped of course by the newsmaking 4 million dollar purchase by Miramax, but this comedy left me terribly dry and even a little ticked off. Oscar
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