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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
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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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Rodrigo Moreno
Starring: Daniel Elías | Esteban Bigliardi | Germán de Silva | Margarita Molfino | Mariana Chaud
Chris says: “The longer I sat with this Argentinian film about a bank heist (but not really a heist film per se), the more I appreciated it, even if it really did not need to be three+ hours long. Apart
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Starring: Ha Seong-guk | Kim Min-hee | Kim Seung-yun | Shin Seok-ho
Michael says: “Also released in 2024, this brief film (61 minutes) focuses on a young aspiring filmmaker who travels with two colleagues (his cinematographer and an actress with whom he has worked before) to a coastal town to create a
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Georgia Oakley
Starring: Kerrie Hayes | Lucy Halliday | Lydia Page | Rosy McEwen | Stacy Abalogun
Chris says: “This 1980s-set drama about a young teacher and Britain’s Section 28 legislation (which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality) is a bit heavy-handed at times in ways where, say, PRIDE was not. However, you should see it for Rosy
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Lisa Cortes
Chris says: “As with many music docs, it’s overlong and reaches a bit too far stylistically; still, better that than just skimming the surface or regurgitating well-known factoids which this has no trouble avoiding in part because its subject is
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