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The Whale (2022)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Brendan Fraser | Hong Chau | Sadie Sink | Samantha Morton | Ty Simpkins

The Whale

Brett says: “Already before coming to theaters with a whole convoy of dump trucks’ worth of hype, THE WHALE is a film that, unfortunately, will fall flat for many who are expecting some sort of transformative cinematic experience. For others

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Pi (1998)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Ajay Naidu | Ben Shenkman | Mark Margolis | Pamela Hart | Samia Shoaib | Sean Gullette | Stephen Pearlman

Pi

Chlotrudis says: “For what is truly one of the most original screenplay’s of the year, and on a shoestring budget yet, PI truly needed a skillful cinematographer. Jewish mysticism, financial plotting, super computers gone mad and the true face of

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Black Swan (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Barbara Hershey | Benjamin Millepied | Mila Kunis | Natalie Portman | Vincent Cassel | Winona Ryder

Black Swan

Ibad says: “Vincent Cassell informs his group of New York City ballet dancers that he’s going to stage the old staple of ballet, Swan Lake. But it’s going to be different. It’s gonna be stripped down, visceral, real. “He chooses

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The Wrestler (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood | Marisa Tomei | Mark Margolis | Mickey Rourke | Todd Barry

The Wrestler

Gil & Amanda say: “Comeback of the year! Mickey Rourke is Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, a washed-up professional wrestler whose glory days are long-gone. Instead of playing to sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, Robinson must now settle for wrestling

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The Fountain (2006)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Donna Murphy | Ellen Burstyn | Hugh Jackman | Mark Margolis | Rachel Weisz | Stephen McHattie

The Fountain

Bruce says: “THE FOUNTAIN, a barely likeable film, is an overly ambitious opus about love and death that takes place in the past, the present and future. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz play Isabel and Tomas in the days of

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