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Lincoln (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis | David Strathairn | Hal Holbrook | James Spader | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Sally Field

Lincoln

Diane says: “I am in love with Abraham Lincoln! At least as played by the superlative Daniel Day-Lewis. I feared the Spielbergization of what is already mythic, but Day-Lewis makes the hero of LINCOLN specific, odd, and complicated. The movie

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The FP (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Brandon Trost | Jason Trost
Starring: Art Hu | Brandon Barrera | Caitlyn Folley | James DeBello | Jason Trost | Lee Valmassy | Nick Principe

The FP

Jason says: “THE FP is the sort of flick that is precisely built to appeal to a certain category of movie fans, who are often surprised when it doesn’t do much for others. I have no doubt that it will

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Bully (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Lee Hirsch

Bully

Thom says: “Here’s another film I had high expectations for that ended up being disappointing. I’m all for the purpose of the film as I loathe bullies. I’ve been rather lucky as I never was much bothered by bullies until

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Blood Letter (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Victor Vu
Starring: Huynh Dong | Khuong Ngoc | Kim Hien | Mi Du | Minh Thuan | Van Trang

Blood Letter

Jason says: “If nothing else, the English title of BLOOD LETTER is a neat play on words, even if it won’t stand out on a DVD shelf of imported action movies.  That’s not the best thing about it – it

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Terri (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Azazael Jacobs
Starring: Bridger Zadina | Creed Bratton | Jacob Wysocki | John C. Reilly | Olivia Crocicchia

Terri

Jason says: “Earlier in this festival (and on many other occasions), I saw a movie about an eccentric kid growing up, and it was kind of annoying; even if inspired by actual people, the characters seemed like adult screenwriters. So

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The Mill and the Cross (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Lech Majewski
Starring: Charlotte Rampling | Michael York | Rutger Hauer

The Mill and the Cross

Diane says: “RUSSIAN ARK meets Mel Gibson’s PASSION. This gorgeous, soporific Polish film turns Bruegel’s painting, ‘The Way to Calvary,’ into a mostly wordless narrative. Concept is great (digitized background of the painting’s landscape with live actors in middle- and

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The Future (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Miranda July
Starring: David Warshofsky | Hamish Linklater | Isabella Acres | Joe Putterlik | Miranda July

The Future

Jason says:  “THE FUTURE is kind of amazing, in its annoying little way.  It finds the shortest possible path from its characters doing something nice to them being ridiculous and insufferable, and then spends the next hour or so finding

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Onigamiden – Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Starring: Kentarô Itô | Ryuji Aigase | Satomi Ishihara | Sôsuke Komori | Yasuyuki Kase

Onigamiden – Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Jason says: “The craftsmanship of LEGEND OF THE MILLENNIUM DRAGON is remarkable; it’s the sort of animated feature where every cel is frame-worthy and the assembly into a moving picture is wonderfully fluid.  Like many animated films of its type,

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Barney’s Version (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Starring: Bruce Greenwood | Minnie Driver | Paul Giamatti | Rachelle LaFevre | Rosamund Pike | Scott Speedman

Barney’s Version

Thom says: “Adapted from the Mordechai Richler (who sadly passed before this film was released) novel this film does have loads of charm that tried very hard to overcome the basically obnoxious protagonist. Barney Panofsky is a very successful Canadian

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Monsters (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Scoot McNairy | Whitney Able

Monsters

Jason says: “Movies like MONSTERS often get graded on a curve because of how much they do with relatively little.  Gareth Edwards shot it guerilla-style and had to cram a fair amount of effects shots into a five or six-figure

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