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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Don McKellar | Kristen Stewart | Léa Seydoux | Lihi Kornowski | Nadia Litz | Scott Speedman | Viggo Mortensen
Brett says: “David Cronenberg returns to his ‘Cronenbergian ways’ in this film full of his body horror, shock and awe oddities that delight some, deter others, and appall … well, everyone. That’s not to say CRIMES OF THE FUTURE is
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Director: Matt Ross
Starring: Annalise Basso | George MacKay | Kathryn Hahn | Nicholas Hamilton | Samantha Isler | Shree Crooks | Steve Zahn | Trin Miller | Viggo Mortensen
Paul says: “CAPTAIN FANTASTIC is the story of Ben, who lives with his six children in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest. He teaches them a blend of physical and survivalist training, rigorous academics, and anti-establishment socialist politics. It
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Viggo Mortensen
Starring: Carina Battrick | Hannah Gross | Lance Henriksen | Laura Linney | Sverrir Gudnason | Terry Chen | Viggo Mortensen
Michael says: “In what must surely be a very personal story, Viggo Mortenson’s directorial debut, which he also wrote, tackles the thorny relationship between an aging, abusive father now suffering from dementia, and his adult, gay son. John lives a
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Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Barbara Hershey | Christian Bale | John Malkovich | Martin Donovan | Mary Louise Parker | Nicole Kidman | Richard E. Grant | Shelley Duvall | Shelley Winters | Viggo Mortensen
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Peter Farrelly
Starring: Dimiter D. Marinov | Linda Cardellini | Mahershala Ali | Mike Hatton | P.J. Byrne | Sebastian Maniscalco | Viggo Mortensen
Thom says: “Yes, this was the Oscar winner for best film of 2018 and there is a lot to like about this “road movie”. Tony Lip is a hothead bouncer for the legendary Copacabana and when its closed for renovations
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Hossein Amini
Starring: Daisy Bevan | David Warshofsky | Kirsten Dunst | Oscar Isaac | Ozan Tas | Viggo Mortensen | Yigit Özsener
Thom says: “Unfortunately, this turned out to be Patricia Highsmith-light. There’s been quite a few high-quality films that have been made from her works including THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE CRY OF THE OWL (twice, even once by Chabrol), PURPLE
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ana Piterbarg
Starring: Daniel Fanego | Javier Godino | Oscar Alegre | Sofia Gala | Soledad Villamil | Viggo Mortensen
Thom says: “Viggo plays twin brothers Agustin (a respected pediatrician who’s withdrawn from the world) and Pedro (a backwater lowlife from the Tigre Delta who is dying of cancer as well as being involved with a nasty murder). Pedro busts
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood | Ian McKellen | Sean Astin | Viggo Mortensen
Laura says: “The only beauty to be found in THE TWO TOWERS is in the faces of the women who love Aragorn, Arwen (Liv Tyler) and the Rohan King’s niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto), and the majestic New Zealand landscape. The
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