Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.75
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Alan Rickman | Cameron Diaz | Cloris Leachman | Colin Firth | Stanley Tucci | Tom Courtenay
Jason says: “It’s a horrible thing when a caper movie doesn’t come off. The great ones are casual and precise in a way that seems to come as much from alchemy as chemistry, and when that doesn’t happen, it seems
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Anna Chazelle | Desiree Garcia | Eli Gerstenlauer | Jason Palmer | Karen Adelman | Sandha Khin
Jason says: “First impressions can be a heck of a thing to shake. Even before talking to the other people at the screening, I knew there were a lot of things that rookie filmmaker Damien Chazelle did well in GUY
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Rating: 1.75
Director: John Turturro
Starring: Bobby Cannavale | James Gandolfini | Kate Winslet | Mandy Moore | Steve Buscemi | Susan Sarandon
Diane says: “Zany beginning fades to a ragged story in John Turturro’s third outing as director. James Gandolfini opens with an all-out singing and dancing number on the street of his Brooklyn neighborhood, supported by garbagemen et al. His wife,
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Jamie Babbit
Starring: Camilla Belle | Edie Falco | Elisha Cuthbert | Martin Donovan | Shawn Ashmore
Michael says: “This disappointing follow-up to Babbit’s entertaining debut, BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER has trouble deciding what it wants to be; a campy comedy, a tense thriller, a serious family drama, or a horror film. What it reminded me most
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Rating: 1.75
Director: George Bamber
Starring: Daniel Letterle | David Monahan | Meredith Baxter
Michael says: “The less said about this tired adaptation of Eric Orner’s gay-themed comic strip the better. Revolving around Ethan Greene, searching for love and a committed relationship, but continuously self-sabotaging every one he finds himself in, this film is
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Donal Logue
Starring: Donal Logue | Jason Isaacs | Kirk Fox | Stephen Dorff
Scot says: “I really did write this outside the Brattle before the film’s climax occurred, but found that I couldn’t send via my Blackberry: “One of the worst films I’ve seen in recent years. Actually, I am outside the Brattle
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Christophe Honoré
Starring: Emma de Caunes | Isabelle Huppert | LouisGarrel
Michael says: “Despite the starring presence of the divine Isabelle Huppert, MA MÉRE proves to be the first misstep of the festival. Set in the Canary Islands, MA MÉRE uses the gorgeous beaches and resort towns as a backdrop to
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Irwin Winkler
Starring: Ashley Judd | Jonathan Pryce | Kevin Kline
Scot says: “To everyone who wanted to take the extra pass Michael had for the new biopic of Cole Porter’s life, but couldn’t, I say, ‘Consider yourselves lucky.’ It was de-lousy. “I hate to discourage *anyone* from seeing more musicals,
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Christina Ricci | Danny DeVito | Jason Biggs | Stockard Channing | Woody Allen
Howard says: “Near the end of ANYTHING ELSE, Woody Allen’s character tells his comedy writing partner, played by Jason Biggs, if he has to steal material, make sure he steals from the best. Allen has taken this to heart as
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Allison Anders
Starring: Don Cheadle | Gabriel Mann | Kim Dickens | Rosanna Arquette
Michael says: “I’m going to have to file this latest film by Allison Anders (SUGARTOWN; GAS, FOOD, LODGING) under intriguing disappointment. I’m a big fan of Anders’ films, but this one just didn’t work. Sherry (Kim Dickens) is a burgeoning
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