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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Giovanni Tortorici
Starring: Dana Giuliano | Manfredi Marini | Sergio Benvenuto | Vittoria Planeta | Zackari Delmas
Chris says: “As a coming-of-age study, it’s fairly candid (almost blunt) in how unformed its protagonist is as most of us are at that age; the direction’s also somewhat unformed in a hit-or-miss way although the conclusion it arrives at
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Petra Costa
Chris says: “So, how do we prevent this (i.e., a political insurrection) from happening again? Filmmaker Petra Costa eloquently explains the why and the what in relation to Brazil’s heel-turn into religious fundamentalism but presents few solutions which leaves this
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Daniel J. Clark
Starring: Hayley McFarland | Joe Kwaczala | John Eisenrich | Jon Gabrus | Sam Wiles
Brett says: “On the heels of a movie like FRIENDSHIP, it’s clear to see that comedic sensibilities of the 18-34 range are definitely shifting the landscape of the comedy genre. Joe Kwaczala writes a screenplay for AMERICAN COMIC, directed by Daniel
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Sanjay Patel
Starring: Adam Beach | Carmen Moore | Graham Greene | Simon Baker | Tanaya Beatty
Michael says: “I enjoyed this tale of two brothers struggling with their native identity when thrown into a battle to reclaim their inheritance after their father leaves it to the native community living in the northern Canadian town of Bird.
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Philippe Lesage
Starring: Antoine Marchand-Gagnon | Arieh Worthalter | Aurélia Arandi-Longpré | Noah Parker | Paul Ahmarani
Chris says: “‘Cabin Fever!’, one woman quips at the dinner table following a particularly cringe-laden tirade thrown by another of its occupants; this occurs closer towards the end of this character study about ten or so people staying at a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Julien Colonna
Starring: Andre Cossu | Anthony Morganti | Frederic Poggi | Ghjuvanna Benedetti | Saveriu Santucci
Michael says: “Let me get this out of the way up front. I have a very strong dislike for stories about crime family/mafia. The only one I can think of that I enjoyed was BOUND, so the odds were stacked
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Morrisa Maltz
Starring: Golden Rose | Jasmine Shangreaux | Landon Adams | Lily Gladstone | Raymond Lee | Syriah Fool Head Means
Diane says: “JAZZY (Buried Treasure nom) is a sequel of sorts to 2022’s UNKNOWN COUNTRY. You may recall Lily Gladstone as Tana, pulled out of mourning her grandmother to drive to her cousin’s wedding in Texas. “Now that same cousin’s
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Colin Bates | Daan de Wit | Daniel Craig | Henrique Zaga | Jason Schwartzman
Diane says: “Daniel Craig stars in this adaptation of William Burroughs’s autobiographical novel. “Lee (the Burroughs character) is trying to live a life in 1950s Mexico City that he couldn’t in the US–as a ‘homosexual’ and a junkie. Lee is
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Rating: 3 cats
Starring: Jacob Tremblay | Mark Hamill | Molly Quinn | Q'orianka Kilcher | Tom Hiddleston
Brett says: “In what will undoubtedly be on many ‘crowd-pleaser of the year’ lists, THE LIFE OF CHUCK is a Mike Flanagan film that is an adaptation from a Stephen King work. Having both Flanagan and King’s name on a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Steve McQueen
Starring: Benjamin Clémentine | Harris Dickinson | Kathy Burke | Paul Weller | Saoirse Ronan
Diane says: “Aside from the fact that I misunderstood the premise of the movie, I found BLITZ to have a surprisingly Hollywood (can I say that anymore?) arc, especially compared to director Steve McQueen’s quintet of SMALL AXE. “Led by
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