Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.3
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Danny Sapani | James McAvoy | Matt Cross | RosarioDawson | Vincent Cassell | Wahab Sheikh
Chris says: “Danny Boyle peaked early and spectacularly with TRAINSPOTTING; since then he’s mostly made one bummer after another (at this point, I’d watch only 28 DAYS LATER and maybe 127 HOURS again). What sinks most of his post-Ewan McGregor
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Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Jean-François Richet
Starring: Gérard Lanvin | Ludivine Sagnier | Mathieu Amalric | Olivier Gourmet | Samuel Le Bihan | Vincent Cassell
Jason says: “The first half of Jean-François Richet’s two-part biography of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, KILLER INSTINCT, was quitE good; the second half, PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE, is even better: As much as it’s still shuffling a lot of characters
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos | Olivier Gourmet | Vincent Cassell
Bob says: “I managed to see this one while I was down in NY this week, and I was very impressed. While I found the thriller aspect kind of predictable, and was a little confused with the subplot about the
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Dominique Sanda | Jean Reno | Nadia Fares | Vincent Cassell
Laura says: “A disappointment – I liked LA HAINE and enjoy Jean Reno, but THE CRIMSON RIVERS, while offering some rewards, overall just sank.” 2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thecrimsonrivers.htm” Robin says: “The script, by Kassovitz and Jean-Christopher
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