Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Omar Majeed
Jason says: “So, if you’re making a movie about the birth of Muslim punk rock, who do you put at the center? Even if you know the players, that might not be as obvious as it seems: The word ‘taqwacore’
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Bill Guttentag | Dan Sturman
Thom says: “I was all set to watch this out of obligation. Not that I haven’t been a strong advocate my entire life of universal acceptance and love but this was a story I’m intimately familiar with because of demonstrating
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mat Whitecross
Starring: Andy Serkis | Bill Milner | Luke Evans | Naomie Harris | Olivia Williams | Ray Winstone | Toby Jones
Bruce says: “Director Mat Whitecross figures that a straightforward biopic could not possibly do Ian Dury justice. His artistic decisions pay off. SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL is a nontraditional take on a very nontraditional subject. In addition
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sebastian Junger | Tim Hertherington
Chris says: “I’ve always struggled with war films (both fictional and docs)—it’s possibly my least favorite genre. But I loved THE HURT LOCKER and if this isn’t exactly its real-life equivalent, that’s fine because it aims for something else. Not
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Paco Plaza
Starring: Alejandro Casaseca | Ariel Casas | Jonathan Mellor | Manuela Velasco | Óscar Zafra
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Thom says: “The original [REC] is considered a classic amongst the horror set and it was even remade in the United States as QUARANTINE, starring ‘Dexter’s’ wife. This, then, is the ongoing story. It’s very scary and fabulously entertaining but
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jalmari Helander
Starring: Jorma Tommila | Onni Tommila | Peeter Jakobi | Per Christian Ellefsen | Tommi Korpela
Jason says: “RARE EXPORTS appears to be the third go-round that Finnish director Jalmari Helander and his brother Juuso have had with this basic idea, with the previous iterations apparently being punchline-driven shorts. This one, on the other hand, is
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Adel Bencherif | Hichem Yacoubi | Jean-Philippe Ricci | Niels Arstrup | Reda Kateb | Tahar Rahim
Bruce says: “After scoring big with his last two films, READ MY LIPS and THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED, the buzz at Cannes this year was that Jacques Audiard’s A PROPHET would walk away with the top prize; instead
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kimberly Reed
Michael says: “I often go through a brief film malaise in the early part of the year. Between catching up to vote in the Chlotrudis Awards and the general lack of quality films released in the beginning of the year,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Amanda Peet | Ann Morgan Guilbert | Catherine Keener | Lois Smith | Oliver Platt | Rebecca Hall | Sarah Steele
Michael says: “Nicole Holofcener’s films, which explore relationships, most often between women; friends, sisters, mothers and daughters, have yet to let me down. From her spare, hilarious debut, WALKING AND TALKING, to her most recent, just-released PLEASE GIVE, Holofcener and
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Gwendolyn Oxenham | Luke Boughen | Rebekah Fergusson | Ryan White
Jason says: “‘Pelada’ means ‘naked’ in Portugese, but this is not that kind of movie. Instead, the title refers to a slang term for pick-up soccer, fitting because when played that way, it’s often the game stripped down to its
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