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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.875 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Barry Keoghan | Franz Rogowski | Jasmine Jobson | Jason Buda | Nykiya Adams
Brett says: “Director Andrea Arnold transforms the ordinary once again with her latest feature BIRD. The story is thoroughly character-focused, set in a dismal rundown part of regional England. True to her directorial form, however, there is a sense of
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Chris says: “An admittedly tedious watch at times, although Andrea Arnold knows what she’s doing–her method allows for considering all the ethical and philosophical implications of what she’s showing us long after the film is over. They linger nearly as
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Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Arielle Holmes | Crystal Ice | McCaul Lombardi | Riley Keough | Sasha Lane | Shia LaBeouf
Chris says: “The soundtrack to Andrea Arnold’s one-of-a-kind road trip film suitably plays like an eclectic but not random mixtape, even if its teenaged characters likely no longer make them. It features plenty of hip-hop that we often see the
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Amy Wren | James Howson | Kaya Scodelario | Nicola Burley | Oliver Milburn | Paul Hilton | Steve Evets
Thom says: “Here’s a wild & woolly, down & dirty reading of the classic Emily Bronte novel. www.us.imdb.com lists some 16 versions of the tragic romance so there was no real compelling reason for this new adaptation; nonetheless Arnold has
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Charlotte Collins | Harry Treadaway | Jason Maza | Katie Jarvis | Kierston Wearing | Michael Fassbender
Michael says: “After her triumphant first feature, RED ROAD, which won lead actress Kate Dickie a Chlotrudis Best Actress Award, writer/director Andrea Arnold returns with another powerful drama about a young woman’s desire this time in blue-collar Britain. Mia doesn’t
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Andrew Armour | Kate Dickie | Martin Compston | Natalie Press | Paul Higgins | Tony Curran
Bruce says: “Andrea Arnold is getting lots of attention these days. RED ROAD won the Jury Prize at Cannes and Best Film at the Miami International Film Festival. RED ROAD has interesting origins. With an Academy Award for her short
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