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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amy K. Jenkins
Michael says: “Nice positive story about growing up trans with a supportive family. Co-written and directed by Amy K. Jenkins the family’s mother, there is an intimacy that might otherwise have been lacking. Still, I felt the overall film was
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: John Early
Starring: Harris Mayersohn | John Early | Kate Berlant | Kip Reynolds | Neil Wachs
Eliza says: “From the beginning, I wasn’t sure what the audience was supposed to feel. I first thought it was solely a think-piece on gender. A sort of glimpse into life if one’s gender identity simply wasn’t questioned by others,
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Patrick Bresnan
Peter says: “I just recently finished teaching Fahrenheit 451, and unfortunately, this documentary is proof that Bradbury’s warnings are as relevant as ever. “In 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took over the ultra-liberal New College in Sarasota. It’s the sort
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Matty Wishnow
Peter says: “I had the interesting experience of seeing The Last Critic – a documentary about legendary music critic Robert Christgau – seated amongst a crowd of film critics in the audience! “Christgau, over many decades, seemed to perfect the
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Boots Riley
Starring: Demi Moore | Eiza González | Keke Palmer | Naomi Ackie | Poppy Liu | Taylor Paige
Brett says: “I LOVE BOOSTERS, the latest from Boots Riley, brings many of the same stylings as his earlier film SORRY TO BOTHER YOU in that the audience is eased into what is clearly a satire in the first act
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Harry Lighton
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård | Douglas Hodge | Harry Melling | Jake Shears | Lesley Sharp
Diane says: “Colin, inexperienced and shy, falls hard for gorgeous biker Ray, and learns quickly that, in this relationship, he doesn’t have a say about anything. Within days Colin has a shaved head and a chain around his neck. “To ease myself into
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Adam Driver | Cate Blanchett | Charlotte Rampling | Indya Moore | Lukka Sabbat | Miyam Bialik | Tom Waits | Vicky Krieps
Diane says: “I think how you much you like Jim Jarmusch’s triptych will depend on your own family dynamics. Are get-togethers awkward, with long silences? Are you boisterous and demonstrative? How well do you know your parents and siblings? “In
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amanda Kramer
Chris says: “Amanda Kramer’s follow up to GIVE ME PITY! is also infatuated with outdated media forms but this doc about early AI plays more like a fancy 3-D PowerPoint lecture (with perfectly robotic narration from Debbie Harry.) It’s well
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Vlamos
Starring: Aurora Perrineau | Harvey Guillen | Michael Vlamis | Nick Thune | Sarah Ramos
Brett says: The puzzle thriller is not a new subgenre, but the daily crossword is not in the same vein as the rabbit holes one might find in a Dan Brown-based film. CROSSWORD is the directorial debut of Michael Vlamis
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Vlamis
Starring: Aurora Perrineau | Harvey Guillen | Karan Oberoi | Nick Thune | Sarah Ramos
Brett says: “The puzzle thriller is not a new subgenre, but the daily crossword is not in the same vein as the rabbit holes one might find in a Dan Brown-based film. CROSSWORD is the directorial debut of Michael Vlamis
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