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Baskin (2016)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Can Evrenol
Starring: Ergun Kuyucu | Fatih Dokgöz | Görkem Kasal | Mehmet Cerrahoglu | Muharrem Bayrak

Laks says: “Patriarchy and misogyny meeting their comeuppance in hell is what I liked about this film but I came to it utterly curious having never seen a Turkish horror flick. BASKIN, a somewhat effective B movie Turkish HELLRAISER, was surprisingly

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Fremont (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Babak Jalali
Starring: Anaita Wali Zada | Avis See-tho | Gregg Turkington | Hilda Schmelling | Jeremy Allen White

Michael says: “With a mix of deadpan humor, rich black & white tones, an appealing lead actor, and an early Hal Hartley vibe, FREMONT is just my kind of film. In fact, at this moment, it’s my top film of

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Sweet Thing (2021)

Bob says: “Billie and her little brother Nico (played by director Alexandre Rockwell’s kids) live with their father in a not too impressive bit of the Boston area. Dad means well, but he’s drunk all the time. Their mother (the

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Dimland (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Peter Collins Campbell
Starring: Aubin Wise | Martha Brown | Morgan Campbell | Nate Wise | Odinaka Malachi Ezeokoli

Brett says: “‘This place isn’t like anything. It’s like the absence of things.’ “The debut feature film DIMLAND is Peter Collins Campbell’s exploration into lost youth and disappointment with idle maturity. Highly understated, the film guides audiences to its central

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Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Sally Aitken

Michael says: “This fascinating Australian documentary illuminated for me that fascinating and inspiring life of Valerie Taylor. Today, Valerie is 85, and she is still fighting battles on behalf of the underwater world, a staunch marine conservationist with a most

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Swan Song (2021)

Chris says: “‘Veteran cult actor Udo Kier in a rare starring role as a flamboyant retired hairdresser in Sandusky, Ohio’ is all you need to know about this film. It doesn’t matter that he breaks out of his nursing home

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Beans (2021)

Chris says: “An account of the 1990 land crisis between the Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada, BEANS is told through the perspective of its 12-year-old protagonist (whose nickname is the film’s title.) Based on filmmaker Tracey

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No Man of God (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Amber Sealey
Starring: Aleksa Palladino | Christian Clemenson | Elijah Wood | Luke Kirby | Robert Patrick

Michael says: “I’m not a fan of movies about serial killers, and I have no interest generally, in getting into their heads to see how their minds work. However I was drawn to Amber Sealey’s NO MAN OF GOD, a

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The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (2022)

Chris says: “This strange, beguiling tale directly references its title in the first scene as Sebastian (Daniel Katz) is politely confronted by an accumulation of neighbors about his disruptive pooch. From there, however, it continually leaps in time, often from scene to

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French Exit (2021)

Julie says: “This film ended with me being frustrated saying really! That’s the end? Not again! Like WILD INDIAN, this ending made sense as well but again frustrating – I guess it’s a French ending though. 3.85 cats“

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