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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Martín Rejtman
Starring: Amparo Noguera | Camila Hirane | Esteban Bigliardi | Gabriel Cañas | Manuela Oyarzún
Michael says: “Slightly absurdist in a deadpan delivery Martín Rejtman’s fifth feature explores a large cast of characters revolving around a mildly depressed yoga instructor, newly separated from his wife, all seemingly practicing for a life they are living. Great
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Benicio Del Toro | Chase Infiniti | Leonardo DiCaprio | Regina Hall | Sean Penn | Teyana Taylor
Diane says: “Hip hip hooray for PT Anderson! His new ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is an intense thrill ride (like BUGONIA is intense, but you’re happier afterwards). Deserving of a screenplay nom for updating Pynchon’s Vineland (once I get my
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Charlie Polinger
Starring: Arianna Baraitaru | Everett Blunck | Joel Edgerton | Kayo Martin | Kenny Rasmussen
Diane says: “Oh, it’s fun to revisit adolescence, isn’t it? Charlie Polinger’s THE PLAGUE plunks us right in the terrifying (male) tween years, with the bully, the eccentric, and the new kid who is forced to negotiate between his social
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Park Chan-wook
Starring: Lee Byung-hun | Lee Sung-min | Park Hee-soon | Son Ye-jin | Yeom Hye-ran
Cobi says: “Easily one of my favorites this year. Park Chan-wook remains arguably the most inventive director working, always finding new ways to use camera, editing, set, color, blocking, and tone. The film looks directly at class division, corporate consolidation,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Bradley Cooper
Starring: Andra Day | Bradley Cooper | Christine Ebersole | Ciarán Hinds | Laura Dern | Will Arnett
Michael says: “What this feel-good divorce movie lacks in bite, it more than makes up with with heart and good acting. Having gone through something somewhat similar to this, ending a long relationship between people who still care deeply for
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Robério Diógenes | Robson Andrade | Rubens Santos | Tânia Maria | Udo Kier | Wagner Moura
Diane says: “THE SECRET AGENT is a Brazilian political thriller set in 1970s Brazil, about corporate and police corruption, and the hegemony of the country’s south over north. “Director Kleber Mendonca Filho’s 2020 BACURAU, a Weird Western (I just learned that term),
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mary Bronstein
Starring: A$AP Rocky | Christian Slater | Conan O'Brien | Delaney Quinn | Mary Bronstein | Rose Byrne
Michael says: “How many horror movies are based on motherhood? And make no mistake this film is horrific in a powerful, if somewhat blunt way. The intensity if unrelenting, despite welcome bits of black humor. Rose Byrne is a force
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Adrien Rouyard | Antoine Besson | Aubry Dullin | Guillaume Marbeck | Zoey Deutch
Diane says: “What a fun movie! One doesn’t have to be a fan of–or even seen! (confidentially, I don’t recall ever seeing it)–Godard’s 1959 BREATHLESS to enjoy and be educated by this re-creation of ‘the making of.’ Helmer Richard Linklater masterfully
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Cristina Costantini
Vicki says: “SALLY, directed by Christina Costantini, is a compelling and thought-provoking film. It explores the life and legacy of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space. Through interviews, archival footage, and personal reflections, the film highlights
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kelsey Taylor
Starring: Dana Millican | Ivan Martin | Kaitlin Doubleday | Maddison Brown | Michael Esper
Diane says: “A tale loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood, with subtle reminders of its fairytale origins in the bells and banjo of the score. I loved that, for maybe the first third, I was completely in the dark
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