Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Shaunak Sen
Michael says: “Someone was describing this exquisitely beautiful film as more than just about birds in Delhi, and while I do think the film masterfully incorporates the crumbling world climate, the baffling ecosystem of the city in question, and just
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Director: Kit Zauhar
Starring: Isabelle Barbier | Kit Zauhar | Scott Albrecht | Tiye Amenechi | Vivian Zauhar
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Starring: Cliff Curtis | Danica Curcic | Gracija Filipovic | Jonas Smulders | Leon Lucev
Michael says: “A coming-of-age story simmering with sexual tension on an island in the Adriatic sea is the backdrop for this feature-length directorial debut by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic. The film opens with some great footage of teenaged Julia spear-fishing with
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Noah Buschel
Starring: Jane Alexander | Kevin Corrigan | Marin Ireland | Odessa Young | Sam Waterston | William Jackson Harper
Michael says: “While not quite as accomplished as THE VAST OF NIGHT, this nostalgia-focused thriller set in 1963 hits some similar marks, and surprised me at its cleverness and strong writing, after a slightly awkward start. The budget is clearly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ricky D'Ambrose
Starring: Ricky D'Ambrose
Chris says: “BOYHOOD condensed to ninety minutes but with four different actors instead of one (because it wasn’t shot over a dozen years.) A sort of autobiography relayed in carefully chosen fragments with plainspoken-verging-on-stilted third-person narration filling in the gaps.
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Director: Bretten Hannam
Starring: Joel Thomas Hynes | Joshua Odjick | Michael Greyeyes | Savonna Spracklin | Steve Lund
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Mei Makino
Starring: Emily Garrett | Emma Galbraith | KaiChow Lau | Liz Waters | William Magnuson
Michael says: “Coming-of-age films are a dime a dozen, but what makes a film in this genre successful is when the experience is tackled with honesty and relatability, something Mei Making does quite weak in INBETWEEN GIRL. Asian-American Angie is
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Director: Shlomi Elkabetz
Diane says: “Another doc by a filmmaker who is compelled to shoot almost every moment of their life. Shlomi Elkabetz, brother of acclaimed Israeli actress/director Ronit Elkabetz, combines scenes from everyday life, from their film GETT, and from the making of
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Rory Kennedy
Diane says: “Do you remember the New Zealand volcano eruption in 2018? The volcano island was a tourist attraction and 40 people were unwittingly visiting when it erupted violently, resulting in many casualties. The doc’s title is the worst thing
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Rodrigo Reyes
Diane says: “Director Rodrigo Reyes uses some unorthodox methods in this doc, about a young Mexican man in California, Sansón, who is in prison without parole. Reyes, as part of his day job, served as Sansón’s court interpreter years ago.
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