Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Edgar Wright
Chris says: “INTRODUCING SPARKS, their seventh album from 1977, would’ve been a better title for this doc from Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD). For those unfamiliar, Sparks, consisting of California born-and-bred brothers Ron and Russell Mael, is one of
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Lacôte
Starring: Bakary Koné | Denis Lavant | Issaka Sawadogo | Jean Cyrille Digbeu | Rasmané Ouédraogo | Steve Tientcheu
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Noah Hutton
Starring: Arliss Howard | Babe Howard | Dean Imperial | Dora Madison | Frank Wood | Ivory Aquino | James McDaniel | Madeline Wise
Michael says: “I’ve got a nice start on my 2021 films now that I’ve wrapped up my nomination viewing. I recently watched the amusing and nicely done LAPSIS through the Brattle Theatre’s virtual cinema. For his feature debut, writer/director Noah
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Radha Blank
Starring: Antonio Ortiz | Haskiri Velazquez | Imani Lewis | Oswin Benjamin | Peter Kim | Radha Blank | T.J. Atoms
Bob says: “Radha Blank wrote, directed, and starred in this film about a character named Radha Blank. Is it autobiographical? I imagine it must be, at least in part. “The Radha in the film was the recipient of an award:
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Starring: Andy Garcia | Beth Grant | Charlie Plummer | Molly Parker | Taylor Russell | Walton Goggins
Michael says: “Structurally, there’s nothing really all that noteworthy about WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS, a high school rom-com that hits all the right beats and plays out in a fairly expected manner. What makes WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS notable, and
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Cheri D'Elia | David Thewlis | Isabelle Franca | Laysla De Oliveira | Luke Wilson
Michael says: “I was delighted to find out that Atom Egoyan had a new film out in July, and even more excited that it was an original story written by Egoyan as well as directed by him. Atom’s recent work
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Starring: António Fonseca | Carol Duarte | Flávia Gusmão | Julia Stockler
Jeff says: “INVISIBLE LIFE begins with an allegory, two sisters climbing a mountain through a jungle, hand-in-hand. They become separated, and even though they are not far apart, they each cannot hear the other as they call out. “It’s the
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Kitty Green
Starring: Julia Garner | Kristine Froseth | Makenzie Leigh | Matthew Macfadyen
Chris says: “I guess making a movie with a Harvey Weinstein stand-in who is never shown and only depicted via email and phone is a cautious, effective way to avoid getting sued (and who wants to actually see a Harvey
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Sameh Zoabi
Starring: Kais Nashif | Lubna Azabal | Maisa Abd Elhadi | Yaniv Biton
Michael says: “This is a fun comedy about the creative team of a Palestinian soap opera. Salam gets a job on the set of this television show which is run by his Uncle.. He’s hired because he’s fluent in Hebrew
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Jeffrey Friedman | Rob Epstein
Chris says: “After a few stabs at making biopics (HOWL, LOVELACE), veteran nonfiction filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman return to form with a slick but affecting documentary about one of the greatest vocalists of her generation. While not held
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