…about GIGANTIC (A TALE OF TWO JOHNS) visit the film’s official website at http://www.giganticfilm.com/. For message boards and late-breaking information about the film join the giganticfilm newsgroup at yahoo. For…
Read the review...Chlotrudis Monday Night at the Movies & Indie Film Round-Up, June 24 – 30 ()
…3 star review from the BOSTON GLOBE’s Wesley Morris (see http://www.bjff.org/events/?id=298 for a full film description): Thu, Jun 23, 2:20 pm Fri, Jun 24, 6 pm Sat, Jun 25, 1:15…
Read the review...The House of Mirth (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Dan Akroyd | Eleanor Bron | Gillian Armstrong | Laura Linney
…For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thehouseofmirth.htm” Marilyn says: “Gillian Anderson gives a stunning performance….quite wonderful.” Michael says: “Stunning adaptation of Wharton’s novel criticizing class structure. Anderson is a revelation…
Read the review...The Dish (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Rob Sitch
Starring: Kevin Harrington | Patrick Warburton | Sam Neill | Tom Long
…momentous event will appeal to everyone everywhere. I can’t wait to see what Rob Stitch and company will come up with next.” 4 cats “For Robin’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thedish.htm” …
Read the review...The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Francisca Alegria
Starring: Benjamin Soto | Enzo Ferrada Rosati | Frederique Gudelj | Leonor Varela | Mia Maestro
…power of the natural world.” from https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/cow-who-sang-song-into-future-haunting-ecological-fable “I wish I would have gone to the discussion last Sunday to hear people’s thoughts but I felt I needed to watch this…
Read the review...The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Peter Care
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Jena Malone | Jody Foster | Kieran Culkin | Vincent D'Onofrio
…Hirsch.” 3 1/2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thedangerouslivesofaltarboys.htm” Robin says: “Todd McFarlane, creator of the ‘Spawn’ dynasty, is tasked with imagining the super hero stories that fill Francis’…
Read the review...Sleep Dealer (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Alex Rivera
Starring: Giovanna Zacarías | Jacob Vargas | Leonor Varela | Luis Fernando Peña
…working as an editor, and the dot-com economy was booming. The cover of WIRED magazine prophesized the coming of a ‘Global Village.’ At the same time, the Clinton administration was…
Read the review...Pumpkin (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Adam Larson Broder | Anthony Abrams
Starring: Brenda Blethyn | Christina Ricci | Dominique Swain | Hank Harris
…it.” 3 1/2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/pumpkin.htm” Robin says: “The Alpha Omega Pi sorority of Southern California University have longed to wrest the title of Sorority of…
Read the review...Innocence (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: Charles "Bud" Tingwell | Julia Blake | Terry Norris
…portray of Andreas keeps him slightly suspect the second time around.” 3 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/innocence.htm” Robin says: “This study in elderly romance is handled with dignity…
Read the review...The Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Emilie Dequenne | Monica Belluci | Samuel Le Bihan | Vincent Cassel
…Gans does allow his conclusion to run on too long.” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/brotherhoodofthewolf.htm” Robin says: “The story doesn’t try to sustain the energetic tempo of…
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