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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Minhal Baig
Starring: Avery Holliday | Blake Cameron James | David Folsom | Giovani Chambers | Lil Rel Howery
Chris says: “Set in a re-creation of the now-demolished high rise towers of the notorious Chicago housing project Cabrini-Green in 1992, Minhal Baig’s film focuses on two 12-year-old boys living there: Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez).
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Kasia Smutniak
Diane says: “Katia Smutniak, an award-winning Polish-Italian actor, said at the TIFF Q&A that her documentary was ‘not made out of a desire to make a movie.’ Compelled by the situation of migrants trying to enter Poland through the country’s
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Raven Jackson
Starring: Bernadette Albright | Chris Chalk | Jayah Henry | Kaylee Nicole Johnson | Sheila Ati
Michael says: “Like DAUGHTERS IN THE DUST, when a fil is described as a tone poem, it’s probably not going to be my cup of tea. That said, there is a lot I can appreciate about such films, and ALL DIRT
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Billy Luther
Starring: Charley Hogan | Keir Tallman | Martin Sensmeier | Sarah H. Natani
Chris says: “Billy Luther, a Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo filmmaker best known for documentaries (MISS NAVAJO) makes his fiction feature debut with this gentle coming-of-age tale. 11-year-old city kid Benny (Keir Tallman) is sent to spend the summer with
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Christy Hall
Starring: Dakota Johnson | Marcos A. Gonzalez | Sean Penn | Shannon Gannon
Brett says: “DADDIO is the first feature film from director Christy Hall. This is a one-location, two-character film that unfolds within a cab ride from JFK Airport to Hell’s Kitchen. Hall is a playwright through and through, so it may
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ariane Louis-Seize
Starring: Félix-Antoine Bénard | Noémie O'Farrell | Sara Montpetit | Sophie Cadieux | Steve Laplante
Brett says: “HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON has one of the year’s top tier titles, and first-feature director Ariane Louis-Seize offers some memorable cinematic moments to accompany it. The title covers the premise in full, as Sasha, a young
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Rating: 3 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 cats
Director: Jared Moshe
Starring: Coel Mahal | Edi Gathegi | Faithe Herman | Judy Greer | Payman Maadi
Michael says: “Like a longer version of a good episode of Black Mirror as a woman travels back in time to prevent her husband’s death… but that’s good, isn’t it? Judy Greer is terrific. 3 cats “(Available streaming on Hulu; For
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Rating: 2 cats | 3 cats
Director: Mike Hansen
Starring: Mike Hansen | Raphael Sikic | Ryon Thomas
Brett says: “The genre western-comedy does not exactly have a long list of acclaimed representatives to its credit. In fact, the all-around rugged, image-conscious, hidden-emotions heroic quality of westerns usually means that attaching the word comedy to it is an
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Penny Lane
Tom M. says: “Had a great time at CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN. Penny Lane is such a trip and the kidney donation narrative had a personal tie for me.” Diane says: “Documentary director Penny Lane (LISTENING TO KENNY G,
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