Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Liam O Mochain
Starring: Aoibhin Garrihy | Brendan Conroy | Liam O Mochain | Norma Sheahan
Chris says: “An Irish indie centered on seven linked tales at a train station lost-and-found office that’s as charming as it is slight (which, alas, dampens the charm somewhat.) The interconnected story structure has been executed far more swiftly elsewhere,
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Christophe Honoré
Starring: Adèle Wismes | Denis Podalydès | Pierre Deladonchamps | Thomas Gonzalez | Vincent Lacoste
Michael says: “Not being a fan of two fo Christophe Honore’s earlier films, I decided to give SORRY ANGEL a shot because what turned me off in those earlier films was his star and “muse”, Louis Garrel, and the director
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Anh Doung | Callum Turner | Cynthia Nixon | Debi Mazar | Jeff Bridges | Kate Beckinsale | Kiersey Clemons | Pierce Brosnan | Tate Donovan | Wallace Shawn
Thom says: “I had high expectations from this film as director Webb was responsible for one of the better indie films of 2009 in (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, & the film has an outstanding cast but the mediocre script &
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Brian Taylor
Starring: Anne Winters | Lance Henriksen | Nicholas Cage | Olivia Crocicchia | Robert T. Cunningham | Samantha Lemole | Selma Blair | Zackary Arthur
Thom says: “Here’s another director that I’ve seen all of his mediocre films: CRANK, CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE, GAMER, & GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE & yet I still went out on a limb to see this film because it looked
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Matteo Garone
Starring: Adamo Dionisi | Edoardo Pesce | Francesco Acquaroli | Marcello Fonte | Nunzia Schiano
Brett says: “GOMORRAH director Matteo Garone offers his latest film in another atmospheric urban wilderness with a sympathetic dog groomer named Marcello as the driving force of the film. In this work, this small, frail man earns the audience’s trust and
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Michael Tyburski
Starring: Austin Pendleton | Bruce Altman | Peter Sarsgaard | Rashida Jones | Tina Benko | Tony Revolori
Chris says: “Conceived with Peter Sarsgaard in mind, this indie where he portrays a cerebral NYC ‘house tuner’ (calibrating frequencies in clients’ homes in order to effect their moods) begins strongly and ends memorably–shame about what comes in between, however,
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Starring: Cem Göktas | Deniz Orta | Firat Baris Ar | Mikael Bajrami | Zejhun Demirov
Michael says: “I love seeing films about cultures I know little about. I love learning about different ways of life in a way that seems non-judgmental and authentic. ORAY, is a German film, about a Turkish, Muslim man, an ex-convict,
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Björn Runge
Starring: Annie Starke | Christian Slater | Elizabeth McGovern | Glenn Close | HarryLloyd | Jonathan Pryce | Max Irons
Chris says: “Glenn Close is terrific here, acting without quite ACTING! and if this is what finally gets her an Academy Award, so be it. As for the rest of the film, the scene where her younger self describes a
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Jason says: “I think that I vaguely recall the ‘Phoenix Lights’ that give this film its name; at least, there was a feeling of familiarity when the footage appeared which demonstrates that filmmaker Keith Arem has either done a nice
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Starring: Aaron Kwok Fu-shing | Gong Li | Him Law | Kelly Chen | William Feng Shaofeng | Xiao Shenyang
Jason says: “Believe it or not, this is not the first Chinese fantasy sequel I’ve seen where not having seen the predecessor was no big deal because it starts with ‘500 years have passed…’ This is a good thing, because
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