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: 2.3
Director: Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen
Starring: Christopher Mintz-Plasse | Craig Robinson | Danny McBride | Emma Watson | James Franco | Jay Baruchel | Jonah Hill | Michael Cera | Rihanna | Seth Rogen
Kyle says: “Just about everything you need to know if you wish to see THIS IS THE END can be found in the above cast list: All these well-known actors play themselves. The title’s provenance is contained in lyrics for
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Rating: 2.3
Director: Alex Gibney | Allison Ellwood
Chris says: “If nothing else, see MAGIC TRIP for its amazing archival footage of Ken Kesey and his ‘Merry Band of Pranksters’ on their infamous 1964 cross-country bus trip. They filmed hours and hours of footage along the way, but
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Rating: 2.3
Director: Niels Mueller
Starring: Don Cheadle | Naomi Watts | Sean Penn
Barbara says: “Extremely bleak film which was ‘inspired’ by a true event. For 90% of it I thought Sean Penn was doing a fair imitation of Dustin Hoffman. For the remainder he reprised his role as the mentally challenged character
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Rating: 2.3
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Angela Bassett | Edie Falco | Jane Alexander | Mary Alice | Ralph Waite | Timothy Hutton
Bob says: “Ok, the film was decidedly more dialog-driven than visual, but that’s pretty much Sayles’ style. He’s very political and preachy, and he makes little or no effort to disguise that in his work. Because of that, his characters
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Rating: 2.3
Director: Christine Lahti
Starring: Albert Brooks | John Goodman | Leelee Sobieski | Michael McKean
Kevin says: “First and foremost–Leelee Sobieski gives one of the year’s strongest performances in this film. She is absolutely stunning, and is now my favorite young actress. I recommend going out to see this film just to watch her performance
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