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Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats | 4.3 cats
Director: Ryan White

Come See Me in the Good Light

Laks says: “I cannot remember the last time I was sat in a full cinema that wept and laughed all together in seeming quick succession. On several occasions they were genuine tears of joy on other occasions it was pure

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Assassins (2020)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ryan White

Assassins
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Ask Dr. Ruth (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Ryan White

Ask  Dr. Ruth

Diane says: “Such a great subject—the 90-year-old sex therapist—so the doc is bound to be enjoyable. With Westheimer’s frank manner and tiny frame suffusing the film, the only directorial missteps are some unattractive animation for childhood scenes, paired with narration

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The Case Against 8 (2014)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Ben Cotner | Ryan White

The Case Against 8

Kyle says: “We seem to be living in a golden age of documentaries, perhaps because reality continually proves to be more surprising than fiction, and also perhaps because much of the public finds reality television shows irresistible, including politicians. Recently

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Good Ol’ Freda (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ryan White

Good Ol’ Freda

Chris says: “A half-century on, there’s not much about The Beatles that hasn’t already been revealed, explored or analyzed to death. The idea of a documentary centered on the band’s secretary and fan club president initially smacks of clutching at

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Pelada (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Gwendolyn Oxenham | Luke Boughen | Rebekah Fergusson | Ryan White

Pelada

Jason says: “‘Pelada’ means ‘naked’ in Portugese, but this is not that kind of movie.  Instead, the title refers to a slang term for pick-up soccer, fitting because when played that way, it’s often the game stripped down to its

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