Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Claudia Lonow
Starring: Claudia Lonow | Craig Bierko | JoAnne Astrow | Mark Lonow | Nick Marini
Michael says: “This curious mix of awkward life lessons, cringey sentimentality, offbeat humor, and moving exploration of grief, might be off-putting for some, but i found myself really enjoying the madcap combination that came across a refreshing, a little amateurish,
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie | Elle Fanning | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas | Renate Reinsve | Stellan Skarsgård
Cobi says: “I went in with high expectations after loving THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. This doesn’t land with the same emotional punch, but it’s still thoughtful and beautifully acted. “Joachim Trier remains astounding in his ability to capture
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Rating: 3.625 cats | 3.75 cats
Director: Bernhard Wenger
Starring: Albrecht Schuch | Anton Noori | Julia Franz Richter | Salka Weber | Theresa Frostad Eggesbø
Chris says: “Matthias (handsome beanpole Albrecht Schuch) has a most unusual job ‘renting’ himself out to temporarily be whomever one needs him to: whether a friend, son, father or dinner-date companion, he’s a willing blank slate, a cipher who can
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Sean Wang
Starring: Izaac Wang | Joan Chen | Mahaela Park | Shirley Chen | Zhang Li Hua
Val says: “Having read or seen nothing about the film or its director before watching it at IFFBoston, Sean Wang’s sharing of a last name with his main character and Didi’s interest in film makes me wonder how much of
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Annie Baker
Starring: Elias Koteas | Julianne Nicholson | Sophie Okonedo | Will Patton | Zoe Ziegler
Michael says: “Award-winning playwright Annie Baker makes the transition from theater to film and manages to bring with her the moments that make her plays so memorable, while utilizing the language of film to maximum effect. During the summer before
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Starring: Dasha Nekrasova | George MacKay | Guslagie Malanda | Léa Seydoux | Martin Scall
Chris says: “In past films like SAINT LAURENT and NOCTURAMA, I’ve admired director Bertrand Bonello’s approach and elements of his heightened style without finding them complete or entirely convincing. His latest gets closer than ever to feeling whole but that’s
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Justine Triet
Starring: Antoine Reinartz | Milo Machado Graner | Samuel Theis | Sandra Hüller | Swann Arlaud
Brett says: “Justine Triet’s ANATOMY OF A FALL could be viewed as French cinema’s answer to CourtTV. While such a statement may trivialize the layers and depth therein, at its core, the premise is presented early on, and every scene
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Brooklyn Sudano | Roger Ross Williams
Brett says: “The documentary LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER accomplishes what most expect from a film about a famous pop icon in offering an audience the familiar trajectory into fame while exposing (part of) the behind-the-scenes person living in
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Anisia Uzeyman | Saul Williams
Starring: Bertrand Ninteretse | Cheryl Isheja | Dorcy Rugamba | Eliane Umuhire | Elvis Ngabo
Michael says: “I suppose if I have to be grateful to Lin Manuel Miranda for something, it’s the fact that he served as an Executive Producer for NEPTUNE FROST. Absent that I wonder if an Afrofuturisticm gender-fluid musical about a hacker
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Don McKellar | Kristen Stewart | Léa Seydoux | Lihi Kornowski | Nadia Litz | Scott Speedman | Viggo Mortensen
Brett says: “David Cronenberg returns to his ‘Cronenbergian ways’ in this film full of his body horror, shock and awe oddities that delight some, deter others, and appall … well, everyone. That’s not to say CRIMES OF THE FUTURE is
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