Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Arild Fröhlich
Starring: Jenny Skavlan | Josefin Ljungman | Kyrre Hellum | Nils Jørgen Kaalstad | Per Kjerstad
Jason says: “Norway’s FATSO goes for the comedy of discomfort far more than an American version of the same story would, and as a result, maybe it makes sense in that case that it ends with only the wispiest sense
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amira Casar | António Maria | Ayden Mayeri | José Condessa | Lilian T. Mehrel | Teresa Faria
Michael says: “Nice story, with good performances falls a little short with a screenplay that is a little stiff. June and her mother Lela, take a trip to the Azores in Portugal a year after their father/husband has died. It
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: John Dorr | Mike Kaplan
Michael says: “A serviceable documentary about the filming of Robert Altman’s SHORT CUTS. Kaplan was a successful producer who worked with both Altman and Rudolph, as well as Kubrick. This doc features some fun and interesting interview with the cast,
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Daigo Yamamoto | Haruka Ayase | Kan'ichirô Satô | Nanan Seino | Rimu Kuwaki
Chris says: “Hirokazu Kore-eda’s gentle sci-fi/AI fable is perhaps the highest concept he’s forged since AFTER LIFE but he doesn’t do enough with it, utilizing it as a catalyst for a family drama without fully realizing its potential. If the
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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: 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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