Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.6
Director: Chanya Button
Starring: Elizabeth Debicki | Gemma Arterton | Isabella Rossellini | Rupert Penry-Jones
…reserved reclusive type). It takes place in the 1920’s, a favorite period of mine when it comes to period pieces. Elizabeth Debicki puts in a mesmerizing performance as Virginia and…
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Amy Nostbakken | Carlos Albornoz | Maev Beaty | Norah Sadava | Paula Boudreau | Taylor Belle Puterman
…intuitive sound design (a character in itself) or the strategic disclosure of other things. Also, as a study of grief, it certainly doesn’t go through the usual motions. 4 cats“…
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Jeffrey Friedman | Rob Epstein
…choice for a career-spanning study like this: not only was she an exceptional singer, but she could and did sing everything, from folk to rock to pop to even light…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jennifer Trainer
…and current museum volunteer whose healthy skepticism is vital to the film’s multifaceted assessment of the function, not to mention the l imits of art as both commerce and community.”…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Andrew Sullivan | Geoffrey Orthwein
Starring: Maika Monroe | Matt O'Leary
…people on earth. They are even more flummoxed by the lack of bodies or any other evidence that humans ever existed with them. “What follows is a character study on…
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Rating: 5 cats
Bruce says: “While not exactly covering new territory in terms of content,SUMMERTIME is a satisfying coming-of-age lesbian drama because of the carefully-crafted characters, beautifully brought to life by its three…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Starring: Grigoriy Fesenko | Rosa Babiy | Yana Novikova
…nuisance worthy of only grudging concessions, and this is the first time they they’ve been able to band together to do what they want, and with that anger it comes…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: LΓ‘zlΓ³ Nemes
Starring: BalΓ‘zs Farkas | GergΓΆ Farkas | GΓ©za RΓΆhrig | Jerzy Walczak | Levente MolnΓ‘r | Urs Rechn
…frantically deliberate when the story is winding up and deliberately frantic when unraveling. 5 cats” Kyle says: “Oh no, not another Holocaust film. With respect, I am compelled to…
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Janet Chun Siu-jan
…into sweet little movies, but it seems the majority wind up like this one: Cute, pleasant, and eventually coming up against how a series of reminiscences isn’t quite the same…
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Tony Chan
…making Tian Xin a bit overwhelmed but still able to come off as capable despite having few scenes where she gets to show her competence off, as well as in…
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