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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Thom says: “This film is so brave and so unnerving that I find myself thinking about it and the heinous presence of child sexual abuse in our society weeks after seeing it. The director Neulinger and his sister were targeted
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Amy Seimetz
Starring: Chris Messina | Jane Adams | Kate Lyn Sheil | Katie Aselton | Kentucker Audley
Michael says: “This one came recommended by Scot, and since it was already on my list to see, it made sense to dive in. I was a little leery, since it had a similar premie to a film I did
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Bora Kim
Starring: Ing-gi Jeong | Ji-hu Park | Sae-byeok Kim | Seung-Yun Lee
Michael says: “As with GHOST TROPICAL, the thought emerged as I was watching HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD, I think I would be getting more out of this film if I knew more about life in South Korea in the mid-90’s. Unlike
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ilker Çatak
Starring: Anne Ratte-Polle | Godehard Giese | Jörg Schüttauf | Ogulcan Arman Uslu
Michael says: “This German/French co-production is an intriguing love story, that’s actually a complex story of finding oneself and determine their path in life. When we first meet Baran, he is hitchhiking to the coast of Turkey, nothing but the
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: John Magaro | Orion Lee | Rene Auberjonois | Toby Jones
Chris says: “Throughout Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, I couldn’t help but detect motifs from across her oeuvre. It’s set in the 19th century along the Oregon Trail like MEEK’S CUTOFF, the focus is on a friendship between two men reminiscent
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Dan Gilroy
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal | Rene Russo | Tom Sturridge | Toni Collette | Zawe Ashton
Michael says: “Part satire of the art world, part black comedy, part horror movie, VELVET BUZZSAW is pitch perfect. The acting, the production design, the direction and cinematography, were just so much fun to watch as this tale of a
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ritesh Batra
Starring: Denzil Smith | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Sachin Khedekar | Sanya Malhotra
Michael says: “PHOTOGRAPH is an Indian film directed by Ritesh Batra, follow-up his 2013 smash, international breakthrough, THE LUNCHBOX. PHOTOGRAPH is a gently paced, sweet romance across class boundaries. Raif is a street photographer who takes pictures of tourists in front
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Frédéric Tcheng
Thom says: “French-born Frédéric Tcheng has also directed the memorable DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL (4.5 CATS) & DIOR & I (4 CATS) so he certainly has his fashion chops down but that he hasn’t quite hit the
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Kirill Mikhanovsky
Starring: Chris Galust | Darya Ekamasova | Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer | Maxim Stoyanov
Chris says: “Unfolding over a single day in Milwaukee, Kirill Mikhanovsky’s film follows Vic (Chris Galust), a young medical transport driver and son of Russian immigrants. In addition to getting his own clients from point A to B, he also
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Craig Brewer
Starring: Craig Robinson | Eddie Murphy | Keegan-Michael Key | Mike Epps
Diane says: “I’m giving a shout-out for DOLEMITE IS MY NAME starring Eddie Murphy. Based on a real story, a continually discouraged guy makes it as an entertainer on a wild path in self-promotion and blaxploitation films. For a while
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