Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Farihah Zaman | Jeff Reichert
…stadium (or, in this case, racetrack) that implies something about a community’s priorities when contrasted with people who have little. Of course, it complements the upbeat, can-do montage of the…
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: David Cronenberg
…with cross-the-board great acting. It is a pitch black comedy that connected immediately to my dark side. And yet, there is a total sophistication that comes from years being at…
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Starring: Geert Van Rampelberg | Johan Heldengergh | Nell Cattrysse | Nils de Caster | Veerle Baetens
…overlapping flashbacks. The aftermath of this tragedy leads to another heartbreak that is reserved for later. The boys in the band – and their girlfriends – comprise a wonderful support…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Beatrice Dalle | Don McKellar | Maggie Cheung | Martha Henry | Nick Nolte
…to absorb this film, I’d go as far to say that it’s absolutely flawless—I really can’t think of a single complaint. With the right support from its distributor, this very…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Starring: David O'Hara | Deborah Kara Unger | Dexter Fletcher | Thomas Jane
…film is a beautifully shot, complex true story about André Stander, a South African police captain who becomes wracked with guilt in his participation at a riot where some African…
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Rating: 4.6
Director: Jessie Moss
…seek/wait for employment. Reinke, a community pillar decides to help out and provide shelter for these refugees, whom he dubs ‘overnighters’. In exchange for becoming part of the church’s community…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Kate Hudson | Keifer Sutherland | Liev Schrieber | Martin Donovan | Riz Ahmed
…for some. I reveled in the style, structure and soundscape that Nair commands, and the challenging cultural and religious themes she explores. The film fairly effectively compares the fundamentals of…
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Rating: 3.9
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Alex Descas | GrΓ©goireColin | Mati Diop | Nicole Dogue
…in interesting ways. With the dialogue relatively low, the environments play an important part. Compare the tidy apartment Lionel and Joséphine share to that of Noé, for example. Examine the…
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Rating: 3.6
Director: Ming-liang Tsai
…what purpose?’ overheard from the auditorium while people wander the back halls of the theater in search of…what? A great portrayal of people searching for connection in their isolation (also…
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Richard Press
Diane says: “A killer! Bill Cunningham is a New York Times fashion photographer, now 82, whose humility and modest lifestyle belie a single-minded passion. A great study of a man…
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