Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Benjamín Naishtat
Starring: Esteban Bigliardi | Esteban Lamothe | Joaquin Bonadeo | Lali Espósito | Marcelo Subiotto
Val says: “A stunning combination of film noir and the graduate, set in a the political unrest of 50’s Argentina. In a small town south of the capital, a man returns from prison and we are launched into a time-hopping
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Arie Esiri | Chuko Esiri
Starring: Ayo Edeberi | Danny Sapani | David Oyelowo | Nikki Amuka-Bird | Sophie Okonedo
Val says: “Yes to a sumptuous production, vibrant celebration of Nigeria’s diverse landscape, lickable cinematography, gorgeous cast and award-worthy hair, makeup and costume. I very much enjoyed the subtelty and yet undeniable juxtaposition of the privelaged lives of our main
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Niki Byrne
Starring: Chase Infiniti | Christopher Briney | Gillian Anderson | Jason Isaacs | Nina Hoss
Michael says: “Niki Bryne’s THE JULIA SET is a success because of the terrific cast and phenomenal performances, in an important film that sometimes comes across heavy-handed and preachy. Chase Infiniti shines as Julia a freshman in college invited to
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Tom Nicoll
Starring: Conor McCarron | Kathleen McDermott | Liam Harkins | Stephen McMillan
Michael says: “After dealing with a personal crisis, Danny finds his footing as a life coach after a week-long seminar. Danny spends quite a bit of money setting up his business, including a website and office supplies, which he has
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Nicolás Pereda
Starring: Andrew Leland Rogers | Francisco Barreiro | Luisa Pardo | Rosa Estela Juárez | Teresita Sánchez
Michael says: “Director Nicolás Pereda’s latest film is an homage to his mother, and focuses on Tere, one of first of a cohort of Mexico’s female composers, her good friend, Rose, another composer, and her daughter being interviewed in her
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Lee Sang-woo
Starring: Jeon Hye-jin | Kim Roe-ha | Moon Sung Keun | Myeong-cheol Shin
Jason says: “A LITTLE POND’s goal is to educate its audience about the Nogunri massacre of 1950, and it succeeds: It presents a reconstruction of that shameful incident in the best detail that the filmmakers could extrapolate. It is almost
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Vincent Lannoo
Starring: Bénédicte Bantuelle | Carlo Ferrante | Fleur Lise Heuet | Pierre Lognay | Vera Van Dooren
Jason says: “It’s not that you can’t make a scary, surprising vampire movie any more – my last two trips to this festival delivered LET THE RIGHT ONE IN and THIRST, so it can be done. It’s just hard; the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mai Tominaga
Starring: Dori Sakurada | Hikari Mitsushima | Ko Shibaski | Mirai Shida | Tetsushi Tanaka
Jason says: “So, here’s my question: If you lived in this tiny Japanese village, what sort of evidence would you need to declare that Rinco’s cooking has magical wish-granting powers? After all, in the sort of small town where everybody knows
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Momoru Hosoda
Starring: Mieko Nobusawa | Mitsuki Tanimura | Nanami Sakuraba | Ryunosuke Kamiki | Takahiro Yokokawa
Jason says: “Mamoru Hosoda perhaps didn’t make a huge name for himself with THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, but he made a very good animated film that told a fantastical science fiction story that was also very emotionally grounded.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Yûya Ishii
Starring: Hikari Mitsushima | Kira Aihara | Kôtarô Shiga | Masashi Endô
Jason says: “A frustrating aspect of seeing foreign films at festivals is that they tend to be very directer-oriented, so if it’s a performance that catches one’s eye, the most likely situation for seeing that actor again is if he/she
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