Chi-Raq (USA; 127 min.) directed by: Spike Lee starring: Teyonah Parris; Nick Cannon; Wesley Snipes; Angela Bassett; Samuel L. Jackson; John Cusack Jason says: “Every once in a while, I’ll…
Read the review...Child 44 (2015)
Child 44 (Czech Republic/UK/Romania; 127 min.) directed by: Daniel Espinosa starring: Tom Hardy; Noomi Rapace; Fares Fares; Joel Kinnaman; Gary Oldman; Paddy Considine Jason says: “The name of CHILD 44…
Read the review...The Beauty Inside (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Baek Jong-yeol
Jason says: “I remember hearing about ‘The Beauty Inside’, a short Web series produced by various tech companies with some sort of social or interactive content attached, but forgot about…
Read the review...Bird People (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Pascale Ferran
Starring: Anaïs Demoustier | Geoffrey Cantor | Josh Charles | Radha Mitchell | Roschdy Zem | Taklyt Vongdara
Michael says: “I caught this unusual French film at the Toronto International Film Festival, and while the film overall is very good, it is most notable for a terrific performance…
Read the review...The Attorney (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Yang Woo-seok
Starring: Jung Won-joong | Kim Young-ae | Kwak Do-won | Siwan | Song Kang-ho
…main case – but it does leave the build-up to the trial and that main event a little compacted as a result, with a final flash forward pinching it from…
Read the review...This is the End (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.3
Director: Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen
Starring: Christopher Mintz-Plasse | Craig Robinson | Danny McBride | Emma Watson | James Franco | Jay Baruchel | Jonah Hill | Michael Cera | Rihanna | Seth Rogen
…exorcism of Jonah Hill with a crucifix made of kitchen utensils (Baruchel: The power of Christ compels you’; Hill: ‘Does it, Jay?’ Baruchel:’ The power of Christ compels ‘ Hill:…
Read the review...Frequencies (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Darren Paul Fisher
Starring: Charlie Rixon | Daniel Fraser | Dylan Llewellyn | Georgina Minter-Brown | Lily Laight | Owen Pugh
…familiar setting before playing out how strange it makes the world. The trick is coming up with a story that’s more than ‘hey, this world’s weird!’ and playing it out…
Read the review...Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Lee Hwan-Kyung
Starring: Jeong Man-Sik | Kal So-Won | Kim Ki-Cheon | Oh Dal-Su | Park Won-Sang | Ryoo Seung-Ryong
…father has been put to death for a crime he did not commit or comprehend. “The jaw-dropping parade of signifiers pulling the audience’s heartstrings to the point of asphyxiation includes…
Read the review...A Hijacking (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Abdihakin Asgar | Dar Salim | Gary Skjoldmose Porter | Pilou Asbæk | Roland Møller | Søren Malling
…commands our attention with the intricacies of human behavior during monstrous stress. Lindholm was particularly interesting during a Q & A afterward, explaining the incidents upon which his film is…
Read the review...Amour (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Alexandre Tharaud | Emmanuelle Riva | Isabelle Huppert | Jean-Louis Trintignant | William Shimell
…suicide. I would say it’s a powerful call to reflection on assisted suicide, and the nature of loving commitment. Intimately shot, simple on its face but mysterious and indirect (that’s…
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