Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Tony Gatlif
Starring: Arthur H | Chritine Citti | Maria de Medeiros | Mathieu Amalric | Suzanne Auber
Michael says: “A music ethnologist searches for an old friend to repay a debt and discovers a connection to the teenaged daughter of his former lover. The main feature is the gypsy music Ange studies, but the story is a
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Brooke Lynn Hytes | Ginger Minj | Jujubee | Latrice Royale | Marty Lauter | RuPaul Charles
Michael says: “AIRPLANE on a train with drag queens. That’s the tagline for the new film from HAIRSPRAY director Adam Shankman. And if you can’t tell by the overuse of exclamation marks, STOP! THAT! TRAIN! is way over the top
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jacobi Jupe | James Lintern | Jessie Buckley | Joe Alwyn | Noah Jupe | Paul Mescal | Zac Wishart
Cheryl says: “Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel Hamnet is being touted as an Oscar contender, having swept the festival circuit with audience awards at Toronto, London, Mill Valley, and San Diego. It has an A-list cast, with strong
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Jack Clark | Jim Weir
Starring: Ben Hunter | Clementine Anderson | Jack Bannister | Mackenzie Fearnley | Shabana Azeez
Aaron says: “Aussies relish in a particular brand of genre movie with a nasty streak, from HOUNDS OF LOVE to YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME, but the latest addition, BIRDEATER, is a pretender that can’t break into the crowded field. From
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Jonathan Wysocki
Starring: Anna Grace Barlow | Danielle Kay | Megan Suri | Nick Pugliese | Nico Greetham | Zak Henri
Michael says: “I’m not sure what possessed me to watch this film. Could it have been the 100% fresh rating from the (only) 12 critics who reviewed in on Rotten Tomatoes? That might have been it, and it was probably
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Dash Shaw
Starring: Alex Karpovsky | Emily Davis | Grace Zabriskie | Lake Bell | Louisa Krause | Michael Cera | Peter Stormare | Thomas Jay Ryan | Zoe Kazan
Chris says: “Not even Grace Zabriskie’s voice can erase the horror of hearing Michael Cera fake an orgasm. 2 cats“
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Alam Arkin | Elias Koteas | Ethan Hawke | Gore Vidal | Jude Law | Loren Dean | Uma Thurman
Michael says: “The premise was intriguing, and it was on a list of essential film’s to watch, but Andrew Niccol’s directorial debut, was a big loser for me. When a genetically inferior man tricks his way into a job that
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Hannah Marks
Starring: Ben Rosenfield | Hayley Law | Kelli Berglund | Matt Shively | Nik Dodani | Sofia Bryanht
Michael says: “Off to a disappointing start, actor/director Hannah Marks’ second feature explores ethical non-monogamy, a philosophy about relationships that has been growing in popularity among young folks. Unfortunately, Marks said in an interview, it’s not a philosophy that she
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Chad Hartigan
Starring: David Lennon | Jack O'Connell | Olivia Cooke | Raúl Castillo | Soko
Michael says: “Another film that started off strong, with a great premise, that really crashed and burned for me, and as time has passed, I’ve been trying to decide why this film ultimately failed for me, and I can’t quite
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Christian Bale | John Bernthal | Matt Damon
Thom says: “So it appears with age some objectivity is almost totally lost. To be up front, I have absolutely no interest in cars, car races, nor anything to do with automobiles. I understand their need and usefulness but at
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