Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ronald Unterberger
Starring: Anna Pfingsten | Anne Roemeth | Beatrice Bergner | Cornelia Werner | Marc Dresander | Marie Mayer
Michael says: “This curious German film has a decidedly low-budget, independent feel that most of the European films we get lacks. They’re usually more polished, or ‘studio’ if you will. While occasionally this face exposes some clumsiness in DIE GRENZE,
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Franka Potente
Starring: Aisling Franciosi | Derek Richardson | Jake McLaughlin | James Jordan | Kathy Bates | Lil Rel Howery | Stephen Root
Michael says: “What’s that, you say? Franka Potente of RUN, LOLA, RUN fame? Yep! That Frank Potente. This was a surprise to me, and I must say a rather refreshingly positive surprise. Marvin returns to his home town after 17
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Bruce La Bruce
Starring: Alexandra Petrachuk | Andreas Apergis | Angèle Coutu | Félix-Antoine Duval | Marcello Arroyo | Mimi Côté | Tania Kontoyanni
Michael says: “Never one to play it safe, writer/director Bruce La Bruce (GERONTOPHILLIA; OTTO; OR, UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE; HUSTLER WHITE) pokes at heteronormative judgement, and homosexual narcissism in a classic b-movie disguised as an art-house indie. Dominic is a beautiful young
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Radu Jude
Starring: Alexandru Potocean | Andi Vasluianu | Claudia Ieremia | Katia Pascariu | Nicodim Ungureanu | Olimpia Malai
Brett says: “BAD LUCK BANGING… is quite the enigmatic little film that plays out in an avant-garde format. Prior to viewing the film, I made a mistake in seeing a very small blurb about the film that described its narrative.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Céline Sciamma
Starring: Gabrielle Sanz | Joséphine Sanz | Margot Abascal | Nina Meurisse | Stéphane Varupenne
Diane says: “Director Celine Sciamma (GIRLHOOD, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) disappoints with a slight take on a mother-daughter relationship. Eight-year-old Nelly tries to understand her mother’s depression, especially now after the death of her grandmother. On the long
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Sterlin Harjo
Starring: Casey Camp-Horinek | Jon Proudstar | Julian Ballentyne | Laura Spencer | Richard Way Whitman | Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Michael says: “After hearing some praise about the new streaming television series, RESERVATION DOGS, which director Harjo executive produced as well as wrote and directed for, I decided to dip into his 2009 film, BARKING WATER, before starting in on
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Justin Chon
Starring: Alicia Vikander | Emory Cohen | Justin Chon | Linh Dan Pham | Mark O'Brien | Sydney Kowalske | Vondie Curtis-Hall
Michael says: “Is it okay to tear apart a family to uphold the law? What if the law is simply a little-known requirement to fill out some bureaucratic paperwork? That is the story Korean-American writer/director/actor Justin Chon tackles in BLUE
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: John Waters
Starring: Channing Wilroy | Cookie Mueller | Danny Mills | David Lochary | Divine | Edith Massey | Mary Vivian Pearce | Mink Stole
Chris says: “Re-watched with John Waters’ commentary track (recorded for the 25th anniversary edition), which makes it far more bearable (though still not as fully realized as his next film, the glorious FEMALE TROUBLE.) Best revelation: on people walking out
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Alex Cox
Starring: Emilio Estevez | Fox Harris | Harry Dean Stanton | Olivia Barash Sy Richardson | Susan Barnes | Tracey Walter
Michael says: “This cult classic was released in 1984 integrating elements of punk culture, government-hidden science fiction, and urban crime to create a clever, irreverent and fun film. I suspect if I had seen it in the mid-80’s around its
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Sabrina Doyle
Starring: Dana Millican | Jena Malone | Joseph Bertót | Lynn Sher | Pablo Schreiber | Ryan Findley | Trish Egan
