Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
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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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Cassie Keet
Starring: Jordan Lane Shappell | Molly Jackson | Olivia Taylor Dudley | Riley Dandy | Shayn Herndon
Brett says: “Real-life-based horror doesn’t always need to check the box of the horror genre to send a chill down one’s spine. Sometimes, it’s the weight of memory, trauma, and belief that proves more unsettling. ABIGAIL BEFORE BEATRICE is such
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Aud Mason-Hyde | Daniel Henshall | Eamon Farren | John Lithgow | Olivia Colman
Michael says: “My brief Letterboxd review states: “Highly personal intergenerational queer story that is intimate and moving. Some really nice touches.” That pretty much sums it up, but I’ll go a little further here. First, I hadn’t realized going in that
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kim A. Snyder
Michael says: “Who knew that the changing political climate of the last several years would fid librarians on the front lines of the battle for intellectual freedom? I guess librarians did, but not to the extent that many school and
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Albert Serra
Diane says: “Albert Serra’s 2025 documentary AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE didn’t make our noms, but I was still very eager to see it. It was #6 on New Yorker critic Richard Brody’s top movies for last year. “In saturated color and
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