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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.25
Director: Daniel Sanchez Lopez
Starring: Alexandros Koutsoulis | Matthew James Morrison
Cheryl says: “Although it can easily been compared to both Andrew Haigh’s WEEKEND and Richard Linklater’s BEFORE series, for me this beautifully shot film felt more like an early Godard meditation on life, love, and sex. Harry, played by Matthew
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: John Lee
Starring: Gretchen Mol | Ilana Glazer | Josh Hamilton | Justin Theroux | Lucy Walters | Pierce Brosnan
Michael says: “In the tradition of a creepy, slow burn horror/thriller, FALSE POSITIVE successfully balances the dark tone with a lighter b-horror tone to tell a story of genetics and the patriarchy out of control. What starts off as bit
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jonathan Keijser
Starring: Ayham Abou Ammar | Hatem Ali | Kathryn Kirkpatrick | Mark Camacho | Mark Hachem | Najlaa Al Khamri | Yara Sabri
Michael says: “This gentle story about a Syrian refugee family who find refuge and success in Nova Scotia is based on a true story, and reminiscent thematically of the Broadway music, Come from Away. After the bombing of the family
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ayten Amin
Starring: Basmala Elghaiesh | Bassant Ahmed | Carol Ackad | Hagar Mahmoud | Hussein Ghanem | Sarah Shedid
Michael says: “In SOUAD, writer/director Ayten Amin examines the inherent dichotomy of conservative religion and social media. The film centers on a pair of sister, Souad and Rabab living in a small city north of Cairo, in a two-act structure
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Vivian Kleiman
Michael says: “Vivian Kleiman’s documentary about the emergence of queer comics as an underground force, and eventually as a mainstream pop offering, is a good introduction to the subject. It mainly focuses on some of the pioneers who started the
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ziyang Zhou
Starring: Tumen | Xuan Huang | Zishan Yang
Michael says: “Easy money and investments gone wrong power this downward spiral of a film about Yang Hua, a young man flexing his entrepreneurial spirit to make some big money. His first plan, a dinosaur park on the outskirts of
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Gaysorn Thavat
Starring: Amelie Baynes | Angus Stevens | Erroll Shand | Essie Davis | Ryan O'Kane | Thomasin McKenzie
Michael says: “Essie Davis is on a roll with portrayals of fierce but flawed mothers protecting their children. She made a big impression in THE BABADOOK, then followed that up with BABYTEETH. Now she tops THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING,
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Adam Leon
Starring: Claire Buchanan | David Ajala | Lauren Colasanti | Maya Hawke | Simon Brickner | Taylor Clanton | Vanessa Kirby
Michael says: “This is a curious, nearly experimental film that rides mainly on the strength of Vanessa Kirby’s performance. In a dreamlike sojourn through a New York City night, Kirby plays Alina Reynolds, a writer of a collection of short
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Noah Dixon | Ori Segev
Starring: Abdul Seidu | Bobbi Kitten | Drew Johnson | Nick Samson | Rachel Keefe | Sylvie Mix
Michael says: “POSER starts off promisingly enough, with Lennon, a introverted young woman who starts a podcast to profile the indie musicians populating the vibrant Columbus, OH music scene. She attends shows and interviews a variety of musicians, adding in
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Amber Sealey
Starring: Aleksa Palladino | Christian Clemenson | Elijah Wood | Luke Kirby | Robert Patrick
Michael says: “I’m not a fan of movies about serial killers, and I have no interest generally, in getting into their heads to see how their minds work. However I was drawn to Amber Sealey’s NO MAN OF GOD, a
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