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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
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: 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: 3 cats
Director: Molly Gordon | Nick Lieberman
Starring: Ben Platt | Caroline Aaron | Jimmy Tatro | Molly Gordon | Noah Galvin
Chris says: “Probably funnier than 2003’s CAMP; also, it’s not quite WAITING FOR GUFFMAN but much closer to it than I was expecting. Upon watching this months ago, I wrote, ‘Give Noah Galvin his Independent Spirit Award nomination already,’ and
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Starring: Eirik Sæther | Fanny Vaager | Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen | Kristine Kujath Thorp | Sarah Francesca Brænne
Diane says: “‘No one wants to be a psychopath.’ Signe takes a perverse route to get attention and even fame, when she’s neglected by her rising artist boyfriend. Funny, weird Norwegian satire with a cameo by my fave Anders Danielsen
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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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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Justin Chon
Starring: Alex Chi | David Matheny | Joseph Dang | Rich Brian | Yayu A.W. Unru
Diane says: “My third film ‘at’ Sundance: “Young Indonesian rapper James arrives in Hawaii to record his first album. He’s recently dumped his father as manager, replacing him with a much more savvy woman from LA. But Dad won’t stay
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Susanna Fogel
Starring: Emilia Jones | Geraldine Viswanathan | Hope Davis | Isabella Rossellini | Nicholas Braun
Diane says: “Based on a story that appeared in the New Yorker a few years ago and ignited controversy, this 2-hour adaptation takes us out of the narrator’s head and pushes Margaret Atwood’s observation as far as it can go:
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Benny Safdie | Danny Ramirez | Joe Alwyn | Margaret Qualley | Nick Romano
Michael says: “Claire, you had me for almost 90 minutes until Joe Alwyn’s Daniel blurts out a painfully earnest, but still sadly wooden ‘I love you,” to Margaret Qualley’s Trish in this erotic political thriller. I guffawed so suddenly that Eddy
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