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Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Takashi Ishii
Starring: Kokone Sasaki | Mitsu Dan | Naoto Takenaka | Tasuku Emoto

Jason says: “HELLO, MY DOLLY GIRLFRIEND (FIGYUA NA ANATA in the original Japanese) is just as bizarre a movie as its name makes it sound, and it gets a little stranger if you start following hyperlinks on the online movie

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Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Roberta Grossman

Thom says: “Everyone knows the Jewish staple celebration song Hava Nagila. This film tracks the history of the song from its origins in Eastern European shtetls to pedways of the world. It’s been featured in hundreds of films and this

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Gimme the Loot (2013)

Chris says: “Ostensibly about two graffiti artists/small time pot dealers on a quest to tag New York City’s most desired (and untagged) target, the big apple that pops up whenever the Mets hit a home run at Citi Field, GIMME

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Geography Club (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Gary Entin
Starring: Ana Gasteyer | Cameron Deane Stewart | Justin Deeley | Meaghan Martin | Scott Bakula

Michael says: “About thirty minutes into GEOGRAPHY CLUB, I started to get pretty uncomfortable. Based on a teen novel, Russell is a good-looking, athletic high-school student struggling with his sexuality. He‘s trying to meet someone online, but he’s nervous because

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Captain Phillips (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Barkhad Abdi | Barkhad Abdirahman | Faysal Ahmed | Mahet M. Ali | Tom Hanks

Kyle says: “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS is loud, fast, furious, vulgar and jingoistic. It will be a big hit and probably garner yet another Oscar nomination for Tom Hanks. You must take off your hat to the style, pace and command of

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Aberya (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Christian Linahan
Starring: Iwa Moto | Mercedes Cabral | Nicholas Varela | Will Devaughn

Kyle says: “The international premiere of ABERYA (meaning ‘malfunction’ in Tagalog) was one of five offerings of the New York Asian Film Festival in a series labeled ‘Manila Chronicles: The New Filipino Cinema.’ It is more interesting for its aims

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White: The Melody of the Curse (2012)

Jason says: “A girl-group horror movie isn’t really a bad idea at all: You’ve got pretty girls, who are highly competitive by nature to fuel any issues between them, and a bunch of settings and situations where people could be

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V/H/S (2012)

Jason says: “V/H/S is an anthology film with six segments (including the spine), each of which is the product of up-and-coming independent [horror] directors, and each of which makes an attempt to do something interesting with the ‘found footage’ conceit.

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Amr Waked | Catherine Steadman | Emily Blunt | Ewan MacGregor | Kristin Scott Thomas

Chris says: “Even with a novel premise (the title is all you need to know), a sturdy (if unexceptional) anchor in Ewan McGregor and sound support from Emily Blunt and a tart Kristin Scott Thomas, it all sinks under the

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Whatever Happened to Pete Blaggit? (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Mark Jeavons
Starring: Adam Rickitt | Andy Pandini | Gabrielle Amies | Rob Leatham

Jason says: “There’s the potential in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PETE BLAGGIT? for a movie which one can feel strongly about. It may be a black comedy, an earnest melodrama, or a twisty, off-kilter bit of science fiction. Unfortunately, writer/director Mark

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