Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Steve McQueen
Starring: Benjamin Clémentine | Harris Dickinson | Kathy Burke | Paul Weller | Saoirse Ronan
Diane says: “Aside from the fact that I misunderstood the premise of the movie, I found BLITZ to have a surprisingly Hollywood (can I say that anymore?) arc, especially compared to director Steve McQueen’s quintet of SMALL AXE. “Led by
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: David Webber | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Michele Austin | Sophia Brown | Tuwaine Barrett
Brett says: “HARD TRUTHS is a intimate character study, but who would expect anything less from a Mike Leigh film? Marianne Jean-Baptiste rejoins the director after previously collaborating on SECRETS AND LIES, as she brings perpetually disgruntled Pansy to the
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Can Evrenol
Starring: Ergun Kuyucu | Fatih Dokgöz | Görkem Kasal | Mehmet Cerrahoglu | Muharrem Bayrak
Laks says: “Patriarchy and misogyny meeting their comeuppance in hell is what I liked about this film but I came to it utterly curious having never seen a Turkish horror flick. BASKIN, a somewhat effective B movie Turkish HELLRAISER, was surprisingly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Liam Gavin
Starring: Catherine Walker | Mark Huberman | Nathan Vos | Steve Oram | Susan Loughnane
Laks says: “After years and years of delaying, I finally got round to watching DARK SONG. In essence, all the horrors of the film melted away and I came away feeling absolved of the terror and uplifted by the surreal
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Edward Berger
Starring: Jacek Koman | John Lithgow | Lucian Msamati | Ralph Fiennes | Stanley Tucci
Brett says: “It is baffling how a director can go from from something so good and even earn writing awards for it (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) to something that requires such a reach from viewers that they suddenly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jason Buxton
Starring: Ben Foster | Cobie Smulders | Dan Lett | Gavin Drea | Reid Price
Brett says: “Director Jason Buxton (BLACKBIRD) brings his second feature film SHARP CORNER to life with a unique tone that enriches the entire project. The film is led by a terrific (as always) performance by Ben Foster, who portrays a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Durga Chew-Bose
Starring: Aliocha Scheider | Chloe Sevigny | Claes Bang | Lily McInerny | Nailia Harzoune
Brett says: “In this feature film debut, director Durga Chew-Bose adapts a novel from the 1950s for the screen, but the setting reflects an otherworldliness rather than feeling trapped in time. One can perceive a sense of modernity that seems predominant
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Charlotte Rampling | Lisa Bonet | Mickey Rourke | Robert De Niro | Stocker Fontelieu
Laks says: “It was to my surprise that Hillary Mantel (Wolf Hall) wrote film reviews and even further more so that she reviewed ANGEL HEART. I never would have imagined De Niro taking on the role of the devil and
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Director: Rick Walker
Starring: Cherish Rodriguez | Eric Roberts | Mackenzie McIntyre | Taylor Armstrong | Wil Wilson
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nick Quested
