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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Christopher Wilcha
Chris says: “Chris Wilcha, who worked as a producer on the TV version of THIS AMERICAN LIFE has numerous unfinished projects scattered throughout his career. This documentary, ostensibly about the still-hanging-on, small-town New Jersey record store he worked in as
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Dominic Savage
Starring: Elliot Page | Hillary Baack | Janet Porter | Peter Outerbridge | Wendy Crewson
Chris says: “When Elliot Page announced his transition, I was curious as to how this might change his acting career; his first major film role since then does suggest a new phase, returning to the small-scale, nuanced indie dramas that showcased his
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ninna Pálmadóttir
Starring: Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir | Hermann Samúelsson | Jóel Sæmundsson | Jóhann Jónsson | Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Michael says: “It’s not an international film festival without a moody, introspective Icelandic film, and Pálmadóttir’s debut feature, SOLITUDE fits the bill beautiful, but as is often the case, such as in 2019’s riveting tale of grief, A WHITE, WHITE DAY,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Thea Hvistendahl
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie | Bahar Pars | Bjørn Sundquist | Denise Trankalis | Renate Reinsve
Julie says: “It had been a long day, having arrived at the Coolidge at 4:30 pm for MY OWN NORMAL, then seeing the heart string tugging SING SING and most of the Q&A for that. As I was almost exiting
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Daina Oniunas-Pusic
Starring: Arinzé Kene | Ellie James | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Leah Harvey | Lola Petticrew
Val says: “The anthropomorphizing of death is not a new storytelling concept. But Daina Oniunas-Pusic’s story isn’t called ‘Death,’ it’s called ‘TUESDAY and in this film the talking death-parrot is a foil to her. It felt like a new take
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sofia Alaoui
Starring: Fouad Oughaou | Mehdi Dehbi | Oumaima Barid | Rajaa Essaaidi | Souad Khouyi
Laks says: “Science fiction about extraterrestrial encounters often feel exclusively produced within US and UK cinema. A foray into the genre from a Moroccan writer and director immediately got my attention. The film opens within a opulent palatial mansion as it
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hao Wu | Miao Wang
Michael says: “I learned a lot in this very even-handed, information packed doc about the Supreme Court case to overturn Affirmative Action and the subtleties and conflicting belief around discrimination, particularly around Asian-Americans admissions at Harvard University. There were times
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jane Schoenbrun
Starring: Brigette Lundy-Paine | Helena Howard | Ian Foreman | Justice Smith | Lindsey Jordan
Michael says: “After making a splash with their debut film, WE ARE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR, writer/director Jane Schoenbrun follows-up with a creative, thought-provoking, and devastating examination of the struggle between our outer and inner selves through the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Cody Lightning
Starring: Adam Beach | Cody Lightning | Conway Kootenay | Hannah Cheesman | Simon Baker
Michael says: “Fans of the 1998 Canadian film, SMOKE SIGNALS, will most appreciate this raunchy, irreverent, mockumentary about one minor cast member’s attempt to mount a sequel. Cody Lightning was a young boy when he portrayed Young Victor Joseph, a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Starring: Gi Ju-bong | Kim Min-hee
Michael says: “Hong Sang-soo is a singular and fascinating filmmaker. He writes, directs, produces, edits and often composes the scores to his films, and releases two to three every year. IN OUR DAY is one of this 2024 releases, and
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