Beckett (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Starring: Alicia Vikander | Filippos Ioannidis | John David Washington | Lena Kitsopoulou | Yorgos Pirpassopoulos
Pray Away (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Kristine Stolakis
Mass (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Fran Kranz
Starring: Ann Dowd | Jason Isaacs | Martha Plimpton | Reed Birney
Michael says: “Right from the very beginning there’s something vaguely stilted and manipulative about MASS. Maybe it’s the way they try to build up so much tension using extraneous characters just to make the film more than just four people
Read the review...Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Abby Ginzberg
Whirlybird (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Matt Yoka
Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Alexis Ostrander
Bruce says: “DEFINING BEAUTY: MS. WHEELCHAIR AMERICA does little to deviate from the standard format for documentaries about contests. From the onset we follow the paths of five contestants who are vying for the title of Ms. Wheelchair America in
Read the review...Annette (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.9 cats
Director: Leos Carax
Starring: Adam Driver | Angèle | Devyn McDowell | Marion Cotillard | Natalia Lafourcade | Simon Helberg
Chris says: “ANNETTE is a tough film to wrap one’s head around and you wouldn’t expect anything less from an epic, operatic musical directed by Leos Carax (whose last film was the bonkers HOLY MOTORS) and written/composed by brothers Ron and
Read the review...Emma. (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Starring: Angus Imrie | Anya Taylor-Joy | Bill Nighy | Gemma Whelan | Johnny Flynn | Letty Thomas | Miranda Hart | Rupert Graves
Michael says: “Did we need yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s popular novel Emma? Probably not. Did I thoroughly enjoy Eleanor Catton’s 2020 adaptation of said classic comedy of manners directed by Autumn de Wilde? Yes, I did, despite myself.
Read the review...The Out-Of-Towners (1970)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ann Prentiss | Anne Meara | Jack Lemmon | Robert Nichols | Ron Carey | Sandy Baron | Sandy Dennis
Michael says: “With the expected smart and rapid dialog from playwright Neil Simon, THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS is a lively, dark comedy about a suburban couple from Ohio who travel to New York City in the hopes of landing a big job
Read the review...Blow Out (1981)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Curt May | Dennis Franz | John Aquino | John Lithgow | John McMartin | John Travolta | Nancy Allen | Peter Boyden
Michael says: “After enjoying Antonioni’s BLOW-UP, I thought it might be fun to check out BLOW OUT, Brian De Palma’s nod to that classic. In the 1966 film about a photographer who inadvertently captures a possible murder while king pictures of
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