Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amy C. Elliott
Diane says: “Yes, your town’s dump may have a swap area, but to find an “open dump” SALVAGE’s director had to go outside North America. This doc explores thrift, sustainability, consumerism, and gleaning (Agnes Varda!). “Six hundred gleaners regularly visit
Read the review...By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3 cats
Director: André Singer | Werner Herzog
Chris says: “Herzog Meets Gorbachev should be a monumental summit, and although the director never downplays his admiration for his subject, the subject, for all he accomplished (and Herzog certainly makes the case for him as one of the most
Read the review...By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chris Moukarbel
Chris says: “What the heck is WIG? A look at the 2018 revival of drag-fest Wigstock after a 17-year hiatus? An oral history of this annual grassroots event from its punk, mid-80s Tompkins Square Park origins to its 90s, mainstream-courting
Read the review...By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Andrew Slater
Chris says: “ECHO IN THE CANYON POWER RANKINGS: Tom Petty’s last interview and his infectious fandom for the subject at hand. Man, what a loss. Any vintage recording studio footage, esp. The Mamas and The Papas’ immense choral sound. Elderly
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ethan Hawke
Chris says: “An unconventional biopic (mostly because it’s about someone you’ve never heard of), it features a trio of notable performances, one expected (Alia Shawkat, more impressive with each role she appears in) and one unexpected (musician Charlie Sexton is pretty
Read the review...By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Starring: Christian Convery | Kaitlyn Dever | Maura Tierney | Oakley Bull | Steve Carrell | Timothée Chalamet
Chris says: “Another great performance from Timothée Chalamet (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME was definitely no fluke) and a good one from Steve Carell (despite him generally being better suited to comedic roles such as BATTLE OF THE SEXES). Along
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Ann Dowd | Barry Keoghan | Blake Jenner | Evan Peters | Jared Abrahamson | Udo Keir
Thom says: “Bart Layton was the director of note on the very good 2012 documentary feature THE IMPOSTER and he brings a lot of nice effects to this “true crime” drama, somewhat, but irresponsibly, played for chuckles at the thieves ineptitude.
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Starring: Arabella Weir | Dominic West | Fiona Shaw | Keira Knightley | Máté Haumann | Robert Pugh | Sloan Thompson
Chris says: “Colette was such a fascinating figure for her time it would take a concerted effort to make a boring film about her. Typically, Keira Knighly is neither miscast nor an exceptional lead; she does what’s required of her,
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Lisa Dapolito
Starring: documentary
Chris says: “Gilda Radner may not have been the most original or technically accomplished comedienne, but she was unquestionably one of the most likable–as the cliche goes, she lit up whatever room she entered. Lisa D’Apolito’s sympathetic documentary gets this
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Jesse Peretz
Starring: Chris O’Dowd | Ethan Hawke | Kitty O’Beirne | Rose Byrne
Chris says: “This was my favorite Hornby novel since High Fidelity (he’s at his best writing about music), but as film adaptations go, it’s no HIGH FIDELITY. It doesn’t fall flat, exactly—how it could it with such ideal casting as
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