Lady Buds (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Chris J. Russo
Ayar (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Floyd Russ
Starring: Ariana Ron Pedrique | Caesar Hartman | Calliah Sophie Estrada | Henry Foster Brown | Simon Haycock | Vilma Vega
Michael says: “AYAR is an experimental, compelling film that blends the real life stories of the actors involved, with a fictional narrative about three generations of immigrant women exploring complex mother/daughter relationships and the difficult choices that they face. Ayar wants
Read the review...An Intrusion (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nicholas Holland
Starring: Angelina Danielle Cama | Billy Boyd | Dustin Prince | Erika Hoveland | Keir Gilchrist | Scout Taylor-Compton
A Castle Before Christmas (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mary Lambert
Starring: Andi Osho | Brooke Shields | Cary Elwes | Eilidh Loan | Lee Ross | Stephen Oswald | Tina Grey
‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Becky Read
Licorice Pizza (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Alana Haim | Benny Safdie | Bradley Cooper | Cooper Hoffman | Jon Peters | Maya Rudolph | Sean Penn | Tom Waits
Chris says: “Not as shaggy or wacky as INHERENT VICE but pretty damn close at times. Magnificently directed, as usual. Could’ve done without the whole Penn/Waits sequence but only if it allowed time for more Hoffman/Haim sparring–at peak moments, their
Read the review...The Shuroo Process (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Emrhys Cooper
Starring: Brad Dourif | Eric Roberts | Fiona Dourif | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Jeff Hephner | Rachel McDowall | Rainey Qualley
The Summit of the Gods (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Patrick Imbert
Starring: Damien Boisseau | Elisabeth Ventura | Eric Herson-Macarel | François Dunoyer | Kylian Rehlinger | Lazare Herson-Macarel
Diane says: “This Buried Treasure contender, a French animated adaptation of a manga, is jump-started by a tidbit of mountain-climbing lore. Photojournalist Fukamachi searches for the reclusive climber Habu, who may have the camera that George Mallory took on his
Read the review...The Unforgivable (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Starring: Aisling Franciosi | Jon Bernthal | Linda Emond | Richard Thomas | Sandra Bullock | Vincent D'Onofrio | Viola Davis
Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Radu Jude
Starring: Alexandru Potocean | Andi Vasluianu | Claudia Ieremia | Katia Pascariu | Nicodim Ungureanu | Olimpia Malai
Brett says: “BAD LUCK BANGING… is quite the enigmatic little film that plays out in an avant-garde format. Prior to viewing the film, I made a mistake in seeing a very small blurb about the film that described its narrative.
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