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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Chad Hartigan
Starring: Demetrius Grosse | Kristin Slaysman | Paul Eenhoorn | Richmond Arquette | Tom Plunkett
Chris says: “Deceptively simple and effortlessly graceful, this character study is the type of American indie you wish would receive the release and promotional heft of something like THE WAY WAY BACK. Martin Bonner, a divorced, sixty-ish man of Australian
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Caradog W. James
Starring: Caity Lotz | Denis Lawson | Jade Croot | Sam Hazeldine | Toby Stevens
Jason says: “THE MACHINE is not the sort of science fiction movie that comes from someone who is, at heart, making a western, or because setting it in the future gives the FX guys a reason to make cool visuals,
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Dheeraj Akolkar
Bruce says: “A love affair that evolved into a friendship spanning five decades is the best way to describe the relationship between Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann. They met during the filming of Bergman’s PERSONA on
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Daihachi Yoshida
Starring: Ai Hashimoto | Kôdai Asaka | Kurumi Shimizu | Masahiro Higashide | Mizuki Yamamoto | Noboyuki Suzuki | Ryunosuke Kamiki | Suzuka Ohgo | Takemi Fujil
Kyle says: “THE KIRISHIMA THING received its New York Premiere at the Asian Film Festival. There is no jury, no prize is given, the film is not a commodity in competition. Nonetheless this film resonated more strongly with me, stayed
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Kang Yi-kwan
Starring: eo Young-ju | Gang Hyeok-il | Gang Rae-yeon | Jeon Ye-jin | Jeong Seok-yong | Lee Jeong-hyeon
Kyle says: “The North American Premiere of JUVENILE OFFENDER provided one of the surprisingly touching experiences of the New York Asian Film Festival. It is a deceptively simple but emotionally resonant story about a teenage boy without family tending toward
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Tomasz Wasilewski
Starring: Bartosz Gelner | Katarzyna Herman | Marda Nieradkiewicz | Mateusz Banasiuk
Bruce says: “Growing up in Warsaw film director Tomasz Wasilewski was exposed to the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski at an early age. While he does not see films such as THE DECALOGUE as a direct influence, he does feel that
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Rithy Panh
Kyle says: “DUCH, MASTER OF THE FORGES OF HELL was one of the features of the recent series titled ‘Old Ghosts, New Dreams: The Emerging Cambodian Cinema’ shown at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from April 19 to 25,
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Tom Donahue
Bruce says: “For most film buffs CASTING BY is essential fare. The film’s primary focus is the amazing, serendipitous casting career of Marion Dougherty and the vast influence she has had in the film industry both on the east coast
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Bruce says: “Shane Bitney Crone had a difficult childhood, gay in Montana. His mother, always loving and supportive, did her best to protect Shane from the living hell of bullying and threats. He was suicidal. He would get panic attacks
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Starring: Cosima Stratan | Cristina Flutur | Dana Tapalaga | Ionut Ghinea | Valeriu Andriuta
Bruce says: “Director Christian Mungiu is on the record for stating BEYOND THE HILLS is about extremism and the harm it does to society. That is an answer to those who think the film is only about religion. His acclaimed
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