Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: John Patton Ford
Starring: Aubrey Plaza | Gina Gershon | Jonathan Avigdori | Kim Yarbrough | Theo Rossi
Chris says: “Aubrey Plaza is becoming a modern-day equivalent of an unconventional ’70s movie star in that her presence is deeply felt in every role and her mere appearance elevates what surrounds it–can’t wait to see what she does next.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Christos Nikou
Starring: Anna Kalaitzidou | Argyris Bakirtzis | Aris Servetalis | Kostas Laskos | Sofia Georgovassili
Chris says: “Rest assured, this low-key, deadpan film about memory (or lack thereof) has plenty of apples in it (and a few oranges, too)–enough, in fact, to sustain a metaphor and occasionally transcend it. 3.5 cats“
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Daryl McCormack | Emma Thompson | Isabella Laughland | Lennie Beare | Les Mabaleka
Chris says: “Slight but likable, just like Emma Thompson’s career as of late. 3.5 cats” Vicki says: “A retired frustrated widowed schoolteacher (brilliantly played by Emma Thompson) hires sexy sex escort (underplayed beautifully by Daryll McCormack) and their three
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Austin Butler | Helen Thomson | Olivia DeJonge | Richard Roxburgh | Tom Hanks
Cheryl says: “The decision to tell the story from Colonel Tom Parker’s point of view, as especially as played by Tom Hanks, seriously detracts from the joy of seeing Austin Butler bring ‘the king’ back to life on the big
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: David Siegel | Scott McGehee
Starring: Eugene Brave Rock | Gilbert Owuor | Haley Lu Richardson | Kimberly Guerrero | Owen Teague
Chris says: “Haley Lu Richardson as someone who fully understands in regards to animals what constitutes a pet vs. meat. 3.5 cats“
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Andrew Dominik
Michael says: “THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE is the second documentary by filmmaker Andrew Domink (BLONDE; THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD) to revolve around Nick Cave, the first being 2016’s ONCE MORE WITH FEELING.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Haocun Liu | Wei Fan | Xiaochuan Li | Yan Li | Yi Zhang
Chris says: “SHADOW was Zhang Yimou’s best film in years; this follow-up is not as innovative, but it does feel faintly reminiscent of his smaller-scale 1990s dramas (his most fertile period), if perhaps a little goofier. Set in a remote area
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: James Morosini
Starring: Afrim Gjonbalaj | J.P. Edwards | Rachel Dratch | Seamus Callahan | Sheri Fairchild
Chris says: “If it seems outlandish that a young man’s estranged father could ‘catfish’ him as a young adult by posing as a young girl on a fake social media profile, well, it happened to actor/writer/director James Morosini and he’s
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Chris says: “An admittedly tedious watch at times, although Andrea Arnold knows what she’s doing–her method allows for considering all the ethical and philosophical implications of what she’s showing us long after the film is over. They linger nearly as
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Radu Muntean
Starring: Alex Bogdan | Gabor Bondi | Ilona Brezoianu | Luca Sabin | Maria Popistasu | Toma Cuzin
Chris says: “Recommended to those whose idea of a monster in a horror film is a benign, stubborn, senile old man who repeatedly shits himself and won’t shut the heck up. 3.5 cats“
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