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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: A.V. Rockwell
Starring: Aaron Kingsley Adetola | Aven Courtney | Josiah Cross | Teyana Taylor | William Catlet
Diane says: “This is my 7th film ‘at’ Sundance. “First-timer A.V. Rockwell wrote and directed this movie to honor Black mothers. “Inez, newly released from Rikers, heads back to Harlem to get her old life back and reclaim her little
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Maryam Keshavarz
Starring: ayla Mohammadi | Bella Warda | Bijan Daneshmand | Kamand Shafieisabet | Niousha Noor
Diane says: “This is my 6th film ‘at’ Sundance. “A movie director writes a screenplay of her mother’s life, as she and her mother revisit their past conflicts. You’d need an awful lot of Tilda Swintons for this one, as
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: David Zonana
Starring: Carlos Gerardo García | Esteban Caicedo | Fernando Cuautle | Isabel Yudice | Santiago Sandoval
Diane says: “This is my 5th film ‘at’ Sundance. “David Zonana’s sophomore feature as writer/director shows a lot of talent. He said in his intro that he’s been able to find his style in this second film. “Luís, an Indigenous
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Emma Seligman
Starring: Ayo Edebiri | Dagmara Dominczyk | Kaia Gerber | Nicholas Galitzine | Rachel Sennott
Michael says: “After the razor sharp humor and directorial hand Seligman displayed in her debut feature, SHIVA BABY, coupled with the comic luminescence of lead actor Rachel Sennott, I was very eager to see what they would come up with
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Pete Ohs
Starring: Andy Faulkner | Ashley Denise Robinson | Callie Hernandez | Will Madden
Jeff says: “JETHICA’s a terrific and clever mumblecore ghost story. It’s tone is amiable, with no gore and only one jump scare. Although it’s budget is tight, no expense is spared on cinematography, taking full advantage of New Mexico’s expansive vistas.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Starring: Cliff Curtis | Danica Curcic | Gracija Filipovic | Jonas Smulders | Leon Lucev
Michael says: “A coming-of-age story simmering with sexual tension on an island in the Adriatic sea is the backdrop for this feature-length directorial debut by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic. The film opens with some great footage of teenaged Julia spear-fishing with
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Noah Buschel
Starring: Jane Alexander | Kevin Corrigan | Marin Ireland | Odessa Young | Sam Waterston | William Jackson Harper
Michael says: “While not quite as accomplished as THE VAST OF NIGHT, this nostalgia-focused thriller set in 1963 hits some similar marks, and surprised me at its cleverness and strong writing, after a slightly awkward start. The budget is clearly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ricky D'Ambrose
Starring: Ricky D'Ambrose
Chris says: “BOYHOOD condensed to ninety minutes but with four different actors instead of one (because it wasn’t shot over a dozen years.) A sort of autobiography relayed in carefully chosen fragments with plainspoken-verging-on-stilted third-person narration filling in the gaps.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Rory Kennedy
Diane says: “Do you remember the New Zealand volcano eruption in 2018? The volcano island was a tourist attraction and 40 people were unwittingly visiting when it erupted violently, resulting in many casualties. The doc’s title is the worst thing
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: David Siev
Michael says: “Is this documentary a love letter to the small Michigan town of Bad Axe? Or is it a love letter to director David Siev’s family? And in response to the couple of critics I read taking Siev to
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