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The Man From Nowhere (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jeong-beom Lee
Starring: Bin Won | Hyo-seo Kim | Sae-ron Kim | Seong-oh Kim | Thanayong Wongtrakul

Jason says: “One thing that I’ve noticed from reviewing Korean movies is that action movies are fairly likely to have the same person credited as writing and directing, whereas in Hollywood (and elsewhere) there will be many more names in

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The Music Never Stopped (2011)

Jason says: “As near as I can tell, J.K. Simmons has never had a starring role in the movies or on television. He’s been part of ensembles, and stolen scenes in supporting parts, but being the first guy listed in

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Mooz-lum (2011)

Jason says: “MOOZ-LUM opens with ‘based on actual events,’ and it does wind up feeling like the sort of the sort of movie that such a label gets applied to. It’s well-observed and at times fascinatingly authentic, but also clearly

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Kurt Fuller | Michael Sheen | Mimi Kennedy | Owen Wilson | Rachel McAdams

Thom says: “I was all prepared to like this brilliant film from all the rave reviews but I had no idea I’d love it this much. The story: a successful but frustrated Hollywood screenwriter (Gil, Owen Wilson) travels to his

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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sean Durkin
Starring: Brady Corbet | Elizabeth Olsen | Hugh Dancy | John Hawkes | Sarah Paulson

Michael says: “To kick off this season’s CineCache co-presentation with the Brattle Theatre, we got a sneak preview of the Sundance hit, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE. This is one impressive debut film… heck, it’s a pretty impressive film all around.

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Kaboom (2011)

Michael says: “Secret Societies. Gay sex. Psychic powers. Roxanne Mesquida. Straight sex. A surfer dude. Witchcraft. Sexual awakenings. Incest. Threesome. Thor. Masturbation. Voodoo dolls. Hallucinogenic drugs. Kelly Lynch. Possession. Prophetic dreams. Animal-masked men. A fabulous lesbian in a mint-green pantsuit.

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Kidnapped (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas
Starring: Ana Wagener | Dritan Biba | Fernando Cayo | Guillermo Barrientos | Manuela Vellés

Jason says: “I’ll say this for Miguel Ángel Vivas: He is committed. He knows exactly what he wants to do with this movie – what sort of terror he wants to put the characters and audience through – and he

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Jane Eyre (2011)

Thom says: “This had all the ingredients to be a perfect ‘classic’ film and it very nearly succeeded but for a nagging problem that wouldn’t go away for me. Director Fukunaga had brought us the impressive SIN NOMBRE and he

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How to Live Forever (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mark Wexler

Diane says: “Documentarian Mark Wexler, affected by the death of his mother, considers mortality and aging. Wexler is unassuming and sympathetic, with a good sense of humor. I laughed a lot. He consults geriatricians, quacks, old people in California nursing

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A Horrible Way to Die (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Adam Wingard
Starring: AJ Bowen | Amy Seimetz | Brandon Carroll | Joe Swanberg | Lane Hughes

Jason says: “I don’t want genre filmmaking to become a paint-by-numbers affair, where we as an audience rejoice at basic competence and filmmakers strive to replicate a winning formula. Crime, horror, and the like can be innovative and done with

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