Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Andrew Bush
Starring: Christopher Shore | George William Basil | Kayla Lorette | Mark Little | Path Thornton | Scott Vrooman
Jason says: “Because any fad that makes anybody some money will attract some movie producer’s attention, there was a brief period where Hollywood put out roller disco movies. Because every sub-genre that ever existed will eventually resurface, some guys in
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yi Seung-jun
Bruce says: “PLANET OF SNAIL is a wonderful documentary about the triumphs and struggles of a married couple living in a small town in South Korea. She is hunchbacked and diminutive. He is a sculptor, a poet and playwright. He
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Adil Hussein | Gautam Belur | Gerard Depardieu | Irrfan Khan | Rafe Spall | Suraj Sharma | Tabu
Thom says: “Director Lee has been enormously appreciated by me with top-rated films THE WEDDING BANQUET, EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN, HULK, SENSE & SENSIBILITY, TAKING WOODSTOCK, & BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, & only one real failure in RIDE WITH THE DEVIL. So
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Stephen Kessler
Jason says: “It’s okay to look at the title of PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE and have a reaction somewhere between dismissal and dread. Documentaries about musicians who have faded into obscurity in part due to substance abuse are so common
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray | Bruce Willis | Ed Norton | Frances McDormand | Jared Gilman | Jason Schwartzman | Kara Heywood | Tilda Swinton
Chris says: “Back when I first saw THE DARJEELING LIMITED, I detected the promise of a mature, career-defining work lurking deep within, and suggested that Wes Anderson shed some of his baggage in order to locate it. I didn’t specify
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sean Byrne
Starring: Jessica McNamee | John Brumpton | Richard Wilson | Robin McLeavy | Victoria Thaine | Xavier Samuel
Jason says: “What sort of movie is THE LOVED ONES? It’s the sort of movie where, when a carpet is lifted from the floor to reveal hinges, we in the audience are given a bit of time to ponder just
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Juan Martínez Moreno
Starring: Carlos Areces | Gorka Otxoa | Luis Zahera | Manuel Manquina | Secun de la Rosa | Tomas Cimadevilla
Jason says: “First, forget that stupid English-language title; Juan Martínez Moreno hates it (there’s no game involved) and hopes whoever picks it up in English-speaking territories just goes with LOBOS DE ARGA. Instead, focus on what a really great horror-comedy
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Starring: Cho | Ikuko Tani | Karen Miyama | Takeo Ogawa | Toshiyuki Nishida | Yoshisada Sakaguchi
Jason says: “You can do a movie like A LETTER TO MOMO with live-action nowadays, and it’s increasingly common, but animation of the traditional variety still seems the best medium for this sort of fantastical but relaxed family entertainment: It
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Starring: Casper Christensen | Frank Hvam | Iben Hjejle | Marcuz Jess Petersen | Mia Lyhne | Niels Weyde
Thom says: “I might have passed on this Danish uproarious comedy that is not without a cruel, macabre streak, had it not been a free viewing and I was delightfully suprised. This was adapted from the smash Danish television series
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yeong Sang-ho
Starring: Ben Van den Heuvel | Eva van der Gucht | Mickey | Noor Ben Taoeut | Thomas Coumans
Jason says: “Animation fans will spend a great deal of time telling the rest of the world that the medium is good for more than children’s entertainment, and will point to movies with either violent content or mature themes to
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