Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: François Nemeta
Diane says: “Shame on me for not knowing the name Michel Gondry, particularly as the Oscar-winning director and co-writer of 2004’s ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. This eponymous doc, assembled by Gondry’s friend and collaborator François Nemeta, presents a
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ye Lou
Starring: Hao Qin | Ming Liang | Xi Qi | Xiaorui Mao | Xuan Huang
Michael says: “The year is 2019 and in Shanghai, a director reunites the cast and crew from a film they were making ten years ago but were unable to complete due to loss of funding. As the shooting nears its
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Starring: Ben Chaplin | John Magaro | Leonie Benesch | Peter Sarsgaard | Zinedine Soualem
Michael says: “Straight-forward, well-made political thriller about the terrorists who took 11 Israeli participants at the Munich Olympics in 1972 hostage, and the live news coverage by ABC. I was pleased to see a terrific performance by Leonie Benesch (THE
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ellen Kuras
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård | Andrea Riseborough | Andy Samberg | Kate Winslet | Marion Cotillard
Laks says: “I was able to soak up two major works that commemorated towering American women that were released in 2024. The first being Laurie Anderson’s AMELIA which was based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The other being Ellen
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Emily Weider | Lindsey Normington | Luna Sofía Miranda | Mikey Madison | Paul Weissman
Aaron says: “Sean Baker’s latest, is a blast—funny, raucous, heartfelt, and sad—it’s controlled chaos as only Baker can do. Sex worker Anora ‘Ani’ (Mikey Madison) gets swept up in a Cinderella romance with Ivan ‘Vanya’ (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Luke Gilford
Starring: Charlie Plummer | Eve Lindley | Mason Alexander Park | Rene Rosado | Robyn Lively
Michael says: “Charlie Plummer stars as Dylan, a 21-year-old holding his family, a mother slipping in and out of sobriety, and a younger brother how desperately needs the parenting Dylan provides. The hard-working young man jumps from job to job, finding
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Meredith Hama-Brown
Starring: Ally Maki | Luke Roberts | Nyha Huang Breitkreuz | Remy Marthaller | Sarah Gadon
Michael says: “Still reeling from her mother’s death, and finding herself in a stagnant marriage, Judith, a Japanese-Canadian woman takes her family to a couples’ therapy retreat. There her two daughters explore the Pacific coast while their parents work on
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Josh Margolin
Starring: Clark Gregg | Fred Hechinger | June Squibb | Parker Posey | Richard Roundtree
Chris says: “June Squibb found success late in life, well into her 70s and beyond when she appeared in small but acclaimed scene-stealing roles Alexander Payne’s ABOUT SCHMIDT and NEBRASKA; in both of these and many other film and TV
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Zach Steinhauser
Chris says: “Alternate title: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Purple Martins (and Should Have Thought To Ask.) The largest species of swallows in North America, the Purple Martin resides exclusively in nesting structures in order to ensure their survival.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Raven Jackson
Starring: Bernadette Albright | Chris Chalk | Jayah Henry | Kaylee Nicole Johnson | Sheila Ati
Michael says: “Like DAUGHTERS IN THE DUST, when a fil is described as a tone poem, it’s probably not going to be my cup of tea. That said, there is a lot I can appreciate about such films, and ALL DIRT
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