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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Bill Sage | Edie Falco | Gia Crovatin | Kim Taff | Robert John Burke
Michael says: “Watching the opening scene of Hal Hartley’s latest film, Where to Land, and hearing the beautiful dialog spoken by Hartley vets, Bill Sage and Robert John Burke was so refreshing — like tasting a favorite food after 25
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Charlotte Kaufman
Garrett says: “THE ALABAMA SOLUTION is the latest production from Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman of Capturing The Friedmans and The Jinx. In it, the story of a poor family’s struggle for truth and justice after their son’s brutal prison murder
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Mona Fastvold
Starring: Amanda Seyfried | Christopher Abbott | Lewis Pullman | Matthew Beard | Thomasin McKenzie
Brett says: “Mona Fastvold’s THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is a master class in film editing. The pace and construction is hypnotic, whether it be through the choreography and musical sections or the depictions of the actors’ portrayals with the added advantage
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: July Jung
Starring: Bae Doona | Kim Si-eun | Park Woo-young | Sim Hee-seop | Yoo Jung-ho
Michael says: “Here is a film that one our new members, Adam, tipped me off about as it is eligible but wasn’t on our site (it is now). It features Bae Doona – one of my favorite actresses, so i
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shih-Ching Tsou
Starring: Akio Chen | Janet Tsai | Nina Ye | Shih-Yuan Ma | Teng-Hui Huang
Michael says: “Maybe slightly too many storylines, but first-time director Shih-Ching Tsou manages to weave them all together nicely. Both a family drama and a look at the general changes in culture in Taiwan — as well as a vivid
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Andrew Scott | Bobby Cannavale | Ethan Hawke | Margaret Qualley | Patrick Kennedy
Kelly says: “In a stage-play-like flow, this elegiac Richard Linklater film follows genius lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) through multiple conversations over the course of one evening. It’s occasionally brutal to watch the disease of alcoholism destroying one of America’s
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Carmen Emmi
Starring: Christian Cooke | Maria Dizzia | Russell Tovey | Sam Asa Brownstein | Tom Blyth
Michael says: “In a rare moment of synergy, my choice for the best film at the festival was also awarded the Narrative Audience Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival this year. This debut feature tells the story of Lucas,
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shoshannah Stern
Vicki says: “MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE? is a an uplifting documentary that highlights Marlee Matlin’s journey as a deaf actress and advocate. The film explores her early struggles breaking into Hollywood, overcoming societal barriers, and using her voice to
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Junta Yamaguchi
Starring: Gôta Ishida | Manami Honjô | Riko Fujitani | Shiori Kubo | Yoshimasa Kondô
Michael says: “This delightful science fiction comedy starts off modestly enough, introducing us to the staff and guests at the one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn nestled in a quiet region of Kyoto. The snow covered beauty matches the care in which the
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
Starring: Ana Nikolava | Ia Sukhitashvili | Kakha Kintsurashvili | Merab Ninidze | Roza Kancheishvili
Michael says: “I thought I had already reviewed this one, but apparently that was not the case. I will say, this film both defies easy description, and my ability to rate it as I left the theater at the IFFBoston.
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