Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Starring: Daniel Giménez Cacho | Juan Minujín | Lola Dueñas | Mariana Nunes | Matheus Nachtergaele | Nahuel Cano
Chris says: “Apart from her debut feature LA CIENAGA, all of Lucrecia Martel’s films have left me cold and damn if I can pinpoint why. As a big fan of stuff like Tarkovsky’s STALKER, it’s not like I abhor slow
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Augustine Frizzell
Starring: Atheena Frizzell | Camila Morrone | Joel Allen | Kendal Smith | Kyle Mooney | Maia Mitchell | Matthew Holcomb
Chris says: “Less the Gen-Z GHOST WORLD it wants to be than a distaff, sillier, low-budget SUPERBAD. Upped half a notch for inspired use of a certain Michael Bolton song. Camila Morrone, however, is nearly as good as a young
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chris Metzler | Jeff Springer | Quinn Costello
Chris says: “Further proof that one can make a movie about *anything*–in this case, twenty-plus pound swamp rats (technical name: nutria) infesting coastal Louisiana and beyond. Fun, educational (Wendell Pierce should narrate everything) and not for the squeamish. 3 cats“
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Danny Clinch | T.G. Herrington
Chris says: “Ephemeral but heartfelt and engaging, particularly whenever it shows the dialogue occurring organically between the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Cuban musicians (it spends a little too much time telling us about it.)”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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