The Son (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Florian Zeller
Starring: Anthony Hopkins | Hugh Jackman | Laura Dern | Vanessa Kirby | Zen McGrath
Italian Studies (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Adam Leon
Starring: Claire Buchanan | David Ajala | Lauren Colasanti | Maya Hawke | Simon Brickner | Taylor Clanton | Vanessa Kirby
Michael says: “This is a curious, nearly experimental film that rides mainly on the strength of Vanessa Kirby’s performance. In a dreamlike sojourn through a New York City night, Kirby plays Alina Reynolds, a writer of a collection of short
Read the review...The World to Come (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mona Fastvold
Starring: Andreea Vasile | Casey Affleck | Christopher Abbott | Daniel Blumberg | Ioachim Ciobanu | Karina Ziana Gherasim | Katherine Waterston | Vanessa Kirby
Michael says: “Stories of forbidden love are nothing new. Even adding a historical context, and a same sex passion isn’t all that original anymore. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do something beautiful with it. Witness this year’s Best Movie
Read the review...Pieces of a Woman (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Starring: Benny Safdie | Ellen Burstyn | Iliza Shlesinger | Molly Parker | Sarah Snook | Shia LaBeouf | Vanessa Kirby
Chris says: “The first half-hour, which mostly consists of an extended tracking shot is not only an impressive technical feat but also an effective choice in what it depicts (a nerve-wracking home childbirth.) However, the remainder vindicates my mixed feelings
Read the review...Pieces of a Woman (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Starring: Ellen Burstyn | Molly Parker | Shia LaBeouf | Vanessa Kirby
Chris says: “The first half-hour, which mostly consists of an extended tracking shot is not only an impressive technical feat but also an effective choice in what it depicts (a nerve-wracking home childbirth.) However, the remainder vindicates my mixed feelings
Read the review...Mr. Jones (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: James Norton | Joseph Mawle | Peter Sarsgaard | Vanessa Kirby
Wasteland (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Rowan Athale
Starring: Gerard Kearns | Iwan Rheon | Luke Treadway | Neil Maskell | Timothy Spall | Vanessa Kirby
Jason says: “What, exactly, is the difference be ween a crime movie and a caper movie? Scale? The intricacy of the plan? Do the characters being a notch more charming or less working-class change the classification? Or is this just
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