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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Starring: Cathy Belton | Clare Dunne | Conleth Hill | Ericka Roe | Harriet Walter | Ian Lloyd Anderson | Molly McCann | Rebecca O'Mara
Diane says: “Irish film HERSELF, a 2020 Sundance selection, is a pale shadow of last year’s WILD ROSE. Altho main character Sandra’s woes are more external than Jessie Buckley’s were, she’s a single mother with a dream. Having left an
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Gavin Rothery
Starring: Lia Williams | Peter Ferdinando | Rhona Mitra | Stacy Martin | Theo James
Diane says: “ARCHIVE had its digital release this summer, after losing a debut slot at the cancelled SXSW. It’s the first feature of Gavin Rothery, whose previous credits emphasize art direction and sfx. So ARCHIVE has a *great* look, in
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Manijeh Hekmat
Chris says: “Musical trio braves its way through a flood in a camper van in order to make it to a “Battle of the Bands” in Tehran where they believe fame and fortune will surely be theirs. The setting/situation makes
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Simon Amstell
Starring: Anna Chancellor | Colin Morgan | Jessica Raine | Joel Fry | Phénix Brossard
Michael says: “British romantic comedy BENJAMIN is one of those films that’s amusing up to a point, then it moves into insufferable and nearly unbearable to watch. I know I’m in the minority here, (BENJAMIN has a Rotten Tomatoes score
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Björn Almroth | Goran Marjanovic | Sanna Bråding | Thorsten Flinck
Thom says: “I once spent a week in Malmö, where Moodysson lives with his family, which I know is neither here nor there. I’m sorry to report that this once very promising Swedish director has lost his way. His TOGETHER
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Isabelle Carré | Louis-Ronan Choisy | Melvil Poupaud | Pierre Louis-Calixte
Thom says: “French director Ozon was well on his way to becoming one of my favorite TOP 10 LIVING DIRECTORS with his 4 really strong showings WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS, UNDER THE SAND, 8 WOMEN, & SWIMMING POOL (my
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: David Wnendt
Starring: Alex Sharp | David Paymer | Elisa Kibler | Fridtjov Såheim | Gillian Anderson | Jenny Slate | Jessica Hecht | Justus von Dohnányi | Zach Galifianakis
Chris says: “I applaud Jenny Slate for toning down her usual quirkiness a few notches, but apart from the stunning cinematography and maybe David Paymer’s incendiary speech at his daughter’s wedding, nothing here makes much of a lasting impression. 2
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Farhad Safinia
Starring: Eddie Marsan | Jennifer Ehle | Mel Gibson | Natalie Dormer | Sean Penn
Thom says: “This film has a troubled history (& is not to be confused with the recent Johnny Depp bomb THE PROFESSOR); after being completed in 2016 it wasn’t released until this year. Mel Gibson was attracted to the project
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Rating: 2 cats | 3 cats
Director: Scott A. Burns
Starring: Adam Driver | Annette Bening | Corey Stoll | Evander Duck Jr. | Jon Hamm | Michael C. Hall
Diane says: “Scott Burns’ THE REPORT, starring Adam Driver, is decidedly uncinematic, at least for the first 2/3 of the film. It’s the story of Dan Jones, a Senate Intelligence staffer who labors for years (mostly in a small secure room)
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Boots Riley
Starring: Armie Hammer | Danny Glover | Forest Whitaker | Jermaine Fowler | Kate Berlant | Lakeith Stanfield | Lily James | Michael X. Sommers | Omari Hardwick | Tessa Thompson
Thom says: “A good friend gave me a choice of 3 current features & I mistakenly chose this one. I think part of the problem was an age difference. Amongst the 70s group I’m afraid I’ve lost a lot of
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