Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielson Lie | Hans Olay Brenner | Ingrid Olava | Malin Crepin | Petter Width Kristiansen | Tone Mostraum
…one of the more beautiful and strangely life-affirming films I’ve ever seen. The tragedy here comes from Anders’ inability to comprehend and enjoy the beauty encircling him, as seen through…
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Eric Zimmerman
Starring: Denny Kirkwood | James Duval | John Cho | Nathan Bexton | Peter Green | Roger Guenveur Smith
…smooth out what is a very disjointed movie. “Three college students who have known each other since high school are entering a special independent study in psychopathology, under the supervision…
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Emir Kusturica | Nick Nolte | Nutsa Kukhianidz
…success: the first time with WE’RE NO ANGELS, a film unworthy of a remake and less successful than the original; then with THE END OF THE AFFAIR which was a…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ben Shenkman | John Doman | Michelle Williams | Mike Vogel | Reila Aphrodite | Ryan Gosling
…occurring from his point of view. “It’s an interesting case study as well to compare it to EVERYONE ELSE. I feel like with EVERYONE ELSE the audience was kind of…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: John Curran
Starring: Laura Dern | Mark Ruffalo | Naomi Watts | Peter Krause
…RUTH should not be surprised by the intensity she brings to her role and how well she communicates the complexities of her character – the rage, the loneliness, the frustrations…
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Jean Rochefort | Jean-François Stévenin | Johnny Hallyday
…a kind local man (Jean Rochefort) offers him a glass of water. “Milan (Hallyday) is as grizzled as they come. It’s obvious that his past is one that he won’t…
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Director: Anthony Scott Burns
Starring: Carlee Ryski | Christopher Heatherington | Julia Sarah Stone | Landon Liboiron | Tedra Rogers
…it looks to be more or less his style. “Anyway, Sarah notices a poster for a sleep study, which seems like the perfect opportunity to get some sleep in a…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chris Hegedus | Jehane Noujaim
…waiting for Kaleil to return from one of his countless business trips.” 3 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/startupcom.htm” Michael says: “The documentary team who created THE WAR ROOM,…
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…pandemic, and we’re hoping to reenergize the membership in the coming year. As we look toward the future, we want to build a community of filmgoers across the country and…
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Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Andy Stahl | Christopher Denham | Frank Deal | Jane McNeill | Kether Donohue | Kristen Connolly
…website and her own memories. She was an intern at a local TV station, doing video blogs for the website and puff pieces like interviewing Mayor Stockman (Frank Deal) about…
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