Kill Boksoon (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sung-hyun Byun
Starring: Esom | Fahim Fazli | Hwang Jung-min | Jeon Do-yeon | Willis Chung
Róise & Frank (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Peter Murphy | Rachael Moriarty
Starring: Cillian O'Gairbhi | Lorcan Cranitch | Michelle Beamish | ríd Ní Neachtain | Ruadhán de Faoite
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
R.M.N. (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Starring: arin Grigore | Judith State | Macrina Barladeanu | Orsolya Moldován | Rácz Endre
Diane says: “The latest from Cristian Mungiu, of 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS, R.M.N. Is like the titular MRI of the (diseased?) mind of Transylvania. In a small town, a flourishing industrial bakery has to import and house
Read the review...Showing Up (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: André 3000 | Hong Chau | Lauren Lakis | Michelle Williams | Todd-o-Phonic Todd
Diane says: “Kelly Reichardt’s latest, starring Michelle Williams as a closed-up ceramic artist, satirizes the art school scene perfectly, from funky clothing and cheese-heavy gallery openings to parent-child competition and every kind of crafts class. (I saw it with my
Read the review...Polite Society (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Nida Manzoor
Starring: Rekha John-Cheriyan | Renu Brindle | Ritu Arya | riya Kansara | Seraphina Beh
Diane says: “A colorful mashup of Jane Austen, martial arts, horror, and more, which for me failed. “High schooler Ria, an aspiring stuntwoman, is upset—very upset—when her older sister/bf Lena gives up on an art career and decides to marry
Read the review...BlackBerry (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Matt Johnson
Starring: Cary Elwes | Glenn Howerton | Jay Baruchel | Matt Johnson | Saul Rubinek
Amanda says: “BLACKBERRY is a biographical comedy-drama film that chronicles the captivating journey of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie in Waterloo, Canada that starts in the late 1990’s. These two individuals played a pivotal role in shaping the extraordinary ascent
Read the review...Riceboy Sleeps (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Anthony Shim
Starring: Anthony Shim | Choi Seung-yoon | Dohyun Noel Hwang | Ethan Hwang | Hunter Dillon
Michael says: “Even though I wasn’t able to catch the IFFBoston’s much lauded closing night film, I ended my festival experience the night before with a very strong showing. This powerful tale of a Korean immigrant who comes to Canada
Read the review...Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: James Adolphus
Michael says: “It would be difficult for me not to like a documentary about Mary Tyler Moore, an actor and celebrity that I am obviously very well aware of, have enjoyed in many TV and movie appearances, but actually not
Read the review...Aurora’s Sunrise (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Inna Sahakyan
Michael says: “A fascinating, beautifully recounted documentary about a teenaged girl who survived losing her family, enduring rape and slavery during the Armenian genocide, only to end up in the manipulative mechanisms of Hollywood. Aurora Mardiganian survived months of marching
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