Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Benjamin Dickinson
Starring: Alexia Rasmussen | Benjamin Dickinson | Dan Gill | Nora Zehetner | Reggie Watts
Jason says: “There’s a plot to CREATIVE CONTROL to go with its speculative elements, but truth be told, it’s not at its strongest when either of those are front and center. Instead, it sings when the filmmakers find nifty little
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Aaron Nee | Adam Nee
Starring: Adam Knee | Beth Grant | Hannibal Buress | Johnny Pemberton | Kyle Gallner | Lee Garlington | Matthew Gary Gubler | Melissa Benoist | Stephen Lang
Jason says: “Truth be told, I’m kind of surprised we haven’t seen more things like BAND OF ROBBERS since various Sherlock Holmes projects showed that audiences would go for beloved nineteenth-century characters reinvented for the modern age, if only because
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Emily Ting
Starring: Bryan Greenburg | Jamie Chung | Richard Ng
Jason says: “Sometimes, I feel like I’m an easy mark for movies like ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG – they are basically two people flirting for an hour or two while walking around a foreign city, allowing the viewer to
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Starring: Antonio Saboia | Fabiula Nascimento | Isabelle Ribas | Leandra Leal | Milhem Cortez
Kyle says: “Although the title A WOLF AT THE DOOR is metaphorical, a number of candidates can be considered for the titular character in this intriguing Brazilian domestic melodrama, the first full-length feature film by writer/director Fernando Coimbra. A 6-year-old
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ahn Sang-hoon
Starring: Lu Han | Wang Jing-chun | Wayne Liu Rui-lin | Yang Mi | Zhu Ya-wen
Jason says: “It’s a sign of how big the Chinese film industry has grown that they are now pulling one of Hollywood’s signature tricks – not just remaking a foreign film for the local market, but luring the director there
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Liz Garbus
Diane says: “Multi-Grammy-winning jazz musician Nina Simone wanted nothing but to be the first female black concert pianist. This doc draws on a wealth of concert videos and interviews to tell her story: playing in her mother’s church at age
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Musa Syeed
Starring: Gulzar Ahmed Bhat | Mohammed Afza | Neelofar Hamid
Kyle says: “Although VALLEY OF SAINTS made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival three years ago, it is only now in 2015 receiving a general release. That it was shot during the 2010 Kashmir rebellion against India,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ryan Miyamoto | Samantha Futerman
Jason says: “I’ve noted before that young actresses often have to write something for themselves if they want a good part, but what about when you discover that your own life may be that good part. If you’re Samantha
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Anouk Whissell | François Simard | Yoann-Karl Whissell
Starring: Aaron Jeffery | Laurence Leboeuf | Michael Ironside | Munro Chambers
Jason says: “TURBO KID seemed to be on the fast track to being a cult hit well before its release; folks seemed keen on the short film produced as part of a contest connected to ABC’S OF DEATH and it
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Alan Tudyk | Bryan Cranston | Diane Lane | Helen Mirren | John Goodman | Louis C.K. | Michael Stuhlbarg
Jason says: “TRUMBO has what is really a distractingly good cast in more ways than one, especially for those who love movies and as a result have a sharp eye for those involved. Right away, you’ve got to decide whether
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