Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Elina Löwensohn | James Urbaniak | Jeff Goldblum | Liam Aiken | Parker Posey | Saffron Burrows | Thomas Jay Ryan
…to escape. Her son Ned is having behavior problems in high school. When CIA Agent Fulbright arrives at her home in search of the notebooks containing Henry’s ‘confessions,’ Fay’s life…
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sarah Polley
Starring: Diane D'Aquila | Jennifer Podemski | Luke Kirby | Michelle Williams | Sarah Silverman | Seth Rogen
…plays young women in search of something undefinable and elusive. That state of mind is difficult to portray and Williams does it admirably. The fact remains that it is hard…
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Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Starring: Eusebio Poncela | Leonardo Sbaraglia | Max von Sydow | Mónica López
…must move on. Tomas manages to scale the ranks of the lucky and finds himself competing against the elite, where he will again meet Alejandro, but unbeknownst to him Federico…
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Rating: 3.6
Director: Michael Moore
…the United States just as Maryland authorities search for a murderous sniper. “The persistently disheveled Moore begins his journey by opening an account at a Midwestern bank that offers free…
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…of irreverent, dark comedy and real heart. Pop musician Ben Lee seems tailor-made for the title role, while his foil, young Rose Byrne, combines innocence and genius with a sharp…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Elena López Riera
Starring: Alberto Olmo | Bárbara Lennie | Luna Pamiés | Nieve de Medina
…the town. “The mythos of the waters ingrained in the film raises questions of destiny and fatalism versus one’s quest for freedom and free will. “Working against the film are…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang
Starring: Anlian Yao | Bin Li | Hao Qin | Xueyang Wang | Yang Tang | Yuanyuan Gao
Chris says: “The first film I saw [at the Toronto International Film Festival] was one of the very best, so good that I worried it would set an impossible standard…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Alejandro Adams
Starring: Carla Pauli | Eli Kramer | Galen Howard | Jennifer Latch | Larissa Kasian
…bit. So we’re given reflections to study, little bits of everyday life that build not to a climax, but a picture. “It is not a wholly successful technique; as much…
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Patrick Grandperret
Starring: Céline Sallette | Gianni Giardinelli | Hande Kodja
Bruce says: “MURDERERS (MEURTRIÈRES) is a pointless film – it’s not a character study, cautionary tale, or sociological study. It has been given the air of a mystery or possibly…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Georgia Lee
Starring: Elaine Kao | Freda Foh Shen | Jacqueline Kim | Tzi Ma
…the oldest daughter, gave up a promising opportunity to study dance at Julliard because her parents thought she should study something more serious. She is about to be married to…
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