Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Starring: Abhishek Chauhan | Ashish Vidyarthi | Lakshya | Raghav Juyal | Tanya Maniktala
Brett says: “Keys–check. Ticket–check. Popcorn–check. One hour into a film called KILL and there is still no killing–wait, what? Such is the case with this title out of India in what might be described as an ambitious effort, at best.
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Aaron Jackson | Bowen Yang | Josh Sharp | Megan Mullally | Nathan Lane
Brett says: “The title DICKS: THE MUSICAL may actually be the least profanity-laced part of this film. That alone might be the benchmark by which a person could determine whether the film is to one’s liking or not. The film
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Angus MacLachlan
Starring: Celia Weston | David Strathairn | Jane Levy | Viktor Hernandez | Will Pullen
Diane says: “Oops, a Hallmark special got into Sundance by mistake! “Bill and his son David, veterans of Vietnam and Afghanistan respectively, run the family business in North Carolina. David’s sweet wife from ‘the holler’ packs lunches for the comfortably
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Brendan Fraser | Hong Chau | Sadie Sink | Samantha Morton | Ty Simpkins
Brett says: “Already before coming to theaters with a whole convoy of dump trucks’ worth of hype, THE WHALE is a film that, unfortunately, will fall flat for many who are expecting some sort of transformative cinematic experience. For others
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Bill Posley
Starring: A-F-R-O | Kelsey Caesar. Sheaun McKinney | Me'lisa Sellers | Teon Kelley | Tunde Laleye
Brett says: “Apologies for the language, I didn’t name the film. The title is intended to be a laugh in itself: a colloquial insult that serves as a pivot point for an urban slasher flick that relishes in depictions of
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Avalon Fast
Starring: Henri Gillespi | Jillian Frank | Mari Geraghty | Max Graham | Sophie Bawks-Smith
Brett says: “A film that’s still a little rough around the edges, this is a teen/20-somethings romp centered on a female circle of friends. Though they engage in annual summer escapades with their male companions, one of the girls has
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Lin-Maneul Miranda
Starring: Alexandra Shipp | Andrew Garfield | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Joshua Henry | Robin de Jesus | Vanessa Hudgens
Michael says: “I don’t want to tear apart a film that most people loved (I’m sorry Jana, I know you are one of those people) and my disdain for first-time feature film director, Lin Manuel Miranda (creator of the Broadway
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Marion Hill
Starring: Hannah Pepper | Idella Johnson | Lucien Guignard | Sivan Noam Shimon
Beth C. says: “Directed by I don’t care who, is a terrible, terrible film. (Spoilers below) I suppose this film made it into the festival because it was shot in Paris on a lovely property and the characters cast were
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Anthony Ramos | Corey Hawkins | Daphne Rubin-Vega | Dascha Polanco | Gregory Diaz IV | Jimmy Smitts | Leslie Grace | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Melissa Barrera | Noah Catala | Olga Merediz | Stephanie Beatriz
Michael says: “I’m just sliding this in because I’m the only person I know who didn’t like this film, so don’t listen to me, because it really seems to be universally beloved. I, on the other hand, am apparently a
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Alexandre Bustillo | Julien Maury
Starring: Bakary Diombera | Mathilde Lamusse | Mériem Sarolie | Nassim Lyes | Sandor Funtek | Walid Afker
Brett says: “KANDISHA is another in a long line of recent folk horror spectre/demon films that dip into legends from underrepresented cultures. In this case, the concept is the summoning of a Moroccan half jinn/half woman/half ‘devil’ (that’s a disproportionate
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