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Buck (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Cindy Meehl

Buck

Toni says:  “The inspiring story of Buck Brannaman.  He took bad from the past and made good by translating it to understanding horses as a real live horse whisperer.  As many have mentioned, you really don’t have to be into

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A Boy and His Samurai (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Starring: Hitomi Satô | Jun Inoue | Keisuke Horibe | Rie Tomosaka | Ryô Nishikido | Shiori Kutsuna

A Boy and His Samurai

Jason says: “A BOY AND HIS SAMURAI has a well-worn fantasy premise that could have very easily proceeded in a very predictable fashion. However, even if the original novel it was based on did not have its time-lost samurai discovering

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Bereavement (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Stevan Mena
Starring: Alexandra Daddario | Brett Rickaby | Michael Biehn | Nolan Gerard Funk | Spencer List

Bereavement

Thom says: “This is an unusually well-made horror film that is positively horrifying, and definitely nor for the feint-of-heart. If graphic horror films leave you repulsed or disturbed don’t see this shocker. In the prologue of the film a 6-year-old

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Beginners (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Christopher Plummer | Ewan McGregor | Goran Visnjic | Kai Lennox | Mélanie Laurent

Beginners

Chris says: “BEGINNERS puts a novel twist on the coming out narrative: this time, it’s the father, 75-year-old Hal (Christopher Plummer) who tells his son Oliver (Ewan McGregor) that he’s gay. Neither played for farce nor melodrama, the relatively painless

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Valhalla Rising (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Nicols Winding Refn
Starring: Alexander Morton | Callum Mitchell | Ewan Stewart | Gary Lewis | Jamie Sives | Mads Mikkelsen

Valhalla Rising

Thom says: “Charming Mads Mikkelsen was present for the Q&A after the viewing and he regaled us with stories about how hard it was to work with director Refn. This existential, religious, even metaphysical film is about a group of

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The Tempest (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Julie Taymor
Starring: Alan Cumming | Amber Tamblyn | David Straithairn | Helen Mirren | James Franco | Kate Mara | Treat Williams

The Tempest

Jason says: “As THE TEMPEST opens in cinemas after a certain amount of delay (the Walt Disney Company spent much of the past year or so trying to figure out what to do with Miramax Pictures, holding it in limbo),

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Tamara Drewe (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Bill Camp | Dominic Cooper | Gemma Arterton | Luke Evans | Roger Allam | Tamsin Greig

Tamara Drewe

Jason says: “TAMARA DREWE is an odd film, able to defy expectations even if all the audience knows going into it is its name.  After all, one would expect this movie to be a showcase for Gemma Arterton as the

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Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Andrew Garfield | Anthony Flanagan | David Morrissey | Jennifer Hennessey | John Henshaw | Warren Clarke

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974

Jason says: “The RED RIDING trilogy is a daunting prospect, especially if one is inclined to see it during its brief American theatrical release as opposed to as a video on demand offering or on DVD.  I’d recommend it, as

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Red, White & Blue (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Simon Rumley
Starring: Amanda Fuller | Jon Michael Davis | Marc Senter | Nick Ashy Holden | Noah Taylor | Patrick Crovo

Red, White & Blue

Jason says: “RED WHITE & BLUE takes its time messing the audience up.  Even the big event that pulls everything together takes a few scenes to really sink in, as we connect just what’s been going on with a growing

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Rabbit Hole (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Starring: Aaron Eckhart | Dianne Wiest | Miles Teller | Nicole Kidman | Sandra Oh | Tammy Blanchard

Rabbit Hole

Ibad says: “I managed to catch this in theaters the other night before going home for the holidays. I don’t have a full length review or anything, but I figured a few scattered thoughts might be of interest to people

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