4.2 cats Archives - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

Linoleum (2023)

Diane says: “LINOLEUM is a film with some tricks, like certain other films greatly loved by Chlotrudis. I won’t tell you which ones so as not to give any hints or spoilers. Cameron, aspirational astronaut and actual astronomer, faces a

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Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Questlove

Michael says: “Questlove’s documentary about a summer long music festival in Harlem, during 1969 — happening concurrently with Woodstock, but that very few people are aware of today, benefitted by my recent viewing of the film PASSING. and my reading

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Ham on Rye (2020)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Tyler Taormina
Starring: Adam Torres | Audrey Boos | Gabriella Herrera | Haley Bodell

Diane says: “If you’ve ever gone from childhood to adulthood, I think you will like this film. It’s Tyler Taormina’s first, and looks at rituals of growing up in a really weird, delightful way. It’s beautifully shot—I particularly liked how

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The Vast of Night (2020)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Andrew Patterson
Starring: Bruce Davis | Gail Cronauer | Jake Horowitz | Sierra McCormick

Brett says: “THE VAST OF NIGHT, under the direction of debut feature film wizard Andrew Patterson, is a film that takes genre film-making to a whole new level. Premiering at Sundance back in 2019, the film is now set for release

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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats | 4.25 cats
Director: Joe Talbot
Starring: Jimmie Fails | Jonathan Majors | Rob Morgan | Tichina Arnold

Chris says: “Based on the life of its lead actor (Jimmie Fails), Joe Talbot’s film is both a loving ode to and a fervent indictment of his and Fails’ hometown. With themes of gentrification, community, ownership, race and familial legends,

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Chris says: “It’s not so much that Melissa McCarthy is a revelation here as that she finally has a role that allows her to be more than just silly or weird (although she’s occasionally those things too.) The real-life story

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Spotlight (2015)

Jason says: “SPOTLIGHT is not the sort of movie that is generally described as relentless, but what makes it great is that its makers are, in fact, unceasing and focused on their goal of depicting how a group of Boston

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Dear White People (2014)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Justin Simien
Starring: Brittany Curran | Dennis Haysbert | Kyle Gallner | Tessa Thompson | Tyler James Williams

Kyle says: “’Dear White People: The amount of black friends required not to seem racist has just been raised to two. Sorry, your weed man Tyrone doesn’t count!’ Thus Samantha White (Tessa Thompson) begins her Winchester University campus radio show

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The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Bruce says: “Some films focus on the inner selves of the characters; others focus more on the relationship of the characters to society as a whole. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, certainly one of America’s finest films of this millennium,

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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2010)

Jason says: “The first half of Jean-François Richet’s two-part biography of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, KILLER INSTINCT, was quitE good; the second half, PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE, is even better: As much as it’s still shuffling a lot of characters

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