Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Amanda Seyfried | Douglas Smith | Maia Jae Bastidas | Mark O'Brien | Rebecca Liddiard
Michael says: “Atom Egoyan’s first dozen or so films were all fascinating, compelling works that solidified him as one of those filmmakers whose work I will always see. His last four or five have been more erratic, or worse, sometimes
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alexia Fast | Jason Blicker | Mireille Enos | Rosario Dawson | Ryan Reynolds | Scott Speedman
Michael says: “Sadly, despite some strong performances by Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, and Mireille Enos, Egoyan’s latest film THE CAPTIVE, became the first of his films to disappoint me. Billed as a psychological thriller, had it stayed in that realm it
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Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Bob Hoskins | Elaine Cassidy | Gerard McSorley | Nizwar Karanj | Peter McDonald | Sheila Reid
By Michael Colford
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alberta Watson | Arsinée Khanjian | Bruce Greenwood | Ian Holm | Maury Chaykin | Sarah Polley | Tom McManus
By Michael Colford
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Bruce Greenwood | Don McKellar | Elias Koteas | Mia Kirshner | Sarah Polley | Victor Garber
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Cheri D'Elia | David Thewlis | Isabelle Franca | Laysla De Oliveira | Luke Wilson
Michael says: “I was delighted to find out that Atom Egoyan had a new film out in July, and even more excited that it was an original story written by Egoyan as well as directed by him. Atom’s recent work
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alessandro Nivola | Colin Firth | James Hamrick | Kristopher Higgins | Reese Witherspoon | Seth Meriwether
Michael says: “For his latest film, Atom Egoyan tackled the controversial true story of the West Memphis Three, a court case about the shocking murder of three young boys. Three young men were targeted as the murderers because of the
Read the review...By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Amanda Seyfried | Julianne Moore | Liam Neeson | Max Thieriot | Nina Dobrey
Bruce says: “CHLOE is a reworking of Anne Fontaine’s 2003 French film NATHALIE which starred Fanny Ardant, Gérard Depardieu and Emanuelle Béart. And CHLOE is one of the rare films that is more inspired than its antecedent. The plot is
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Devon Bostick | Kenneth Welsh | Scott Speedman
Michael says: “Atom Egoyan is my favorite filmmaker, so I am predisposed to enjoy his films. I like the themes he explores and the way he explores them. With his latest film, ADORATION, he once again explores the nature of
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alison Lohman | Colin Firth | Kevin Bacon
Michael says: “It’s always an event for me when my favorite filmmaker, Atom Egoyan, puts out a new film. WHERE THE TRUTH LIES is a period piece and a murder mystery based on a novel by Rupert Holmes. It’s an
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