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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Starring: Le Khanh | Nhu Quynh Nguyen | Tran Nu Yên-Khê
…characters strive for peaceful harmony. Watching it is like trailing your fingertips in a stream on a cool spring day.” 4 1/2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/theverticalrayofthesun.htm” …
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano
Jason says: “A nifty thing about SCHERZO DIABOLICO: It feels like a black comedy for much of its running time, but you’ll likely struggle to remember any actual jokes afterward….
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Ahna O'Reilly | Kevin Durand | Melonie Diaz | Michael B. Jordan | Octavia Spencer
…narrow is not without side trips, but his good-nature and determination certainly seem to be elements that will contribute to his success during this coming-of-age. Tragically, forces of inexcusable carelessness…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Matt O'Casey
…piece to make the film more fluid. “Success did not come easy for this band. Their first album was a flop; then, when they finally did start selling, the record…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Victor Ginzburg
Starring: Andrey Fomin | Mikhail Efremov | Sergey Shnurov | Vladimir Epifantsev | Vladimir Menshov
…western products into the frenzy of Russia’s new capitalistic consumerism. Soviet values rapidly are being replaced by Western values. Corruption is the only way; one cannot achieve success playing by…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Annika Hallin | Jacob Ericksson | Lena Endre | Michael Nyqvist | Noomi Rapace | Sofia Ledarp
…but it becomes an unusually literal and frustrating example of a talented actor not being given anything to do. “That the series’ most charismatic character is rendered completely passive for…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Funihiko Sori
Starring: Haruka Ayase | Shido Nakamura | Takao Osawa | Yôsuke Kubozuka
…even though he freezes when the time comes to draw his sword. Local yakuza leader Toraji Shirakawa (Yosuke Kubozuka) hires Toma to help them fight the Banki-to gang, named for…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Richard Parry
…battlefield changes radically. “According to director Richard Parry, this film started out as a comedic short about a callow young American in way over his head, accumulating more depth as…
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Christina Clausen
…a cultural that prizes conformity, he was nerdy, gay, and interested in art. He was driven to create and driven to become a success. Fortunately he hit New York at…
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Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie | Espen Klouman-Høiner | Henrik Elvestad | Viktoria Winge
…writers. The film follows their careers as writers and the hopes, dreams, ups and downs that come with success, failure and adulthood. It was an interesting age to focus on;…
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