Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Bill Plympton
Starring: Alex Markowitx | Jacob Steele | Jeremy Baumann | Mike Dragovic | Sita Steele | Sophia Takal
Jason says: “CHEATIN’ is the new Bill Plympton movie, his first feature since 2008’s IDIOTS AND ANGELS, and it’s a fine demonstration that over thirty years as an independent animator, he hasn’t dulled his edge much while carving out his
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Joe Swanberg
Starring: Adam Wingard | Caroline White | Helen Rogers | Mike Brune | Simon Barrett | Sophia Takal
Jason says: “How prolific is independent filmmaker Joe Swanberg? His latest movie (as a director) started showing up on the festival circuit before his prior one hit theaters, and DRINKING BUDDIES wasn’t nearly as slow in moving through the system
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Adam Wingard | David Bruckner | Glenn McQuaid | Joe Swanberg | Radio Silence | Ti West
Starring: Adam Wingard | Calvin Reeder | Hannah Fierman | Joe Sykes | Lane Hughes | Mike Donlan | Sophia Takal
Jason says: “V/H/S is an anthology film with six segments (including the spine), each of which is the product of up-and-coming independent [horror] directors, and each of which makes an attempt to do something interesting with the ‘found footage’ conceit.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sophia Takal
Starring: Alex Ross Perry | Kate Lyn Sheil | Lawrence Michael Levine | Louis Cancelmi | Sophia Takal
Jason says: “Ignore the first scene of this movie; it sets a tone and a theme that winds up being a relatively minor part of what follows. The remaining hour or so turns into something much more interesting than the
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