Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.25
Director: Joe Pearson
Starring: Adrian Paul | Beau Billingslea | Elizabeth Gracen | Jim Byrries | Peter Wingfield | Tony Eusoff
Jason says: “There’s a lot of reasons to recommend staying away from WAR OF THE WORLDS: GOLIATH: Inconsistent animation, a weak script, bland voice acting, etc. On the other hand, it’s got Teddy Roosevelt killing Martians, and while that doesn’t
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Rohit Shetty
Starring: Deepika Padukone | Nikitin Dheer | Priyamani | Satyaraj | Shah Rukh Khan
Jason says: “I’m not sure quite how far we are into CHENNAI EXPRESS when the indicator of where the intermission would be comes up (the movie just kept going in Boston but likely paused in India), but the realization that
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Flip van der Kuil | Steffen Haarsr
Starring: Flip Van der Kuil | Huub Smit | Steffen Haars | Tim Haars | Wesley van Gaalen
Jason says: “After NEW KIDS TURBO, another festivalgoer and I off-handedly discussed which bit of incessantly repeated profanity was less likely to fly with an American audience. For a certain group, that sort of broad-spectrum political incorrectness is an asset
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Jill Sprecher
Starring: Alan Arkin | Billy Crudup | Bob Balaban | David Harbour | Greg Kinnear
Jason says: “THIN ICE started life as THE CONVINCER (and played Sundance under that name) before being re-cut and re-scored to its current form, and that name would have put a bit of a target on its back. The movie
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Jeon Kye-soo
Starring: Ha Jung-woo | Ji Jin-hee | Jo Hie-bong | Kong Hyo-jin | Lee Byung-joon
Jason says: “LOVE FICTION is a romantic comedy that never quite gels, despite a pair of fairly likable leads and Jeon Kye-soo’s script having a quirky, individual voice. The trouble is that said voice is often using unusual words to
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Starring: AnnaLynne McCord | Ariel Winter | Jeremy Sumpter | John Waters | Malcolm McDowell | Marlee Matlin | Roger Bart | Traci Lords
Jason says: “Richard Bates Jr.’s Excision is a feature version of his short film, and it’s sort of got that feel: More observation than story, strong visuals that exist for their own sake, and one central character that dominates an
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Gianni Di Gregorio
Starring: Gianni Di Gregorgio | Grazia Cesarini Sforza | Maria Cali | Marina Cacciotti | Valeria De Franciscis
Bruce says: “MID-AUGUST LUNCH is based on a solid idea but is hampered by a sloppy, unsatisfying execution. Gianni is a dutiful son confronted with dwindling coffers and an insatiable yearning for white wine. He lives with and cares for
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Starring: Abdelhamid Aktouche | Alice Houri | Farida Benkhetache | Habib Boufares | Hafsia Herzi
Jason says: “THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN is filled with things that make for great movies and great drama – opening a new restaurant, conflict between new and old families after divorce, being an ethnic minority, adultery, and cooking delicious
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Joseph F. Lovett
Michael says: “This brief documentary takes a look at a very delineated period of time; when gay men embraced their sexuality with relish. This era begins with the Stonewall riots in 1967 and ends with the coming of A.I.D.S. in
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Kevin Willmott
Starring: EvamariiJohnson | Larry J. Peterson | Rupert Pate
Michael says: “Sigh. Mockumentaries that are also satires are very difficult to pull off. Over the years, Christopher Guest has mastered the art, but with CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, director Kevin Willmott tries to have his cake (satiric
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