M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Robin Lutz
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Bird
Starring: Alice Lowe | Earl Cave | Elliot Speller-Gillott | Monica Dolan | Ony Uhiara | Rob Brydon | Tamsin Greig
Michael says: “This warm and funny coming-of-age film looks at a single mom and her teenaged son navigating an awkward summer trying to move forward together after a disappointment. When Daniel’s father disinvites his son from a trip to Florida
Read the review...Jumbo (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Zoé Wittock
Starring: Bastien Bouillon | Emmanuelle Bercot | Jonathan Bartholmé | Noémie Merlant | Sam Louwyck | Tracy Dossou
Jeff says: “A woman falls in love with a carnival ride (inspired by the story of the woman who married the Eiffel Tower, you can look it up). Credit for pulling that off. If machines could get best actor nods,
Read the review...Test Pattern (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shatara Michelle Ford
Starring: Amani Starnes | Ben Levin | Brittany S. Hall | Caroline Bloom | Drew Fuller | Gail Bean | Will Brill
Michael says: “This chilling, or perhaps sobering films leaves quite a lasting impression. Renesha is out dancing at a bar with her girlfriends. Evan starts to dance with her at at the end of the night he asks asks for
Read the review...Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Roseanne Liang
Starring: Benedict Wall | Beulah Koale | Callan Mulvey | Chloë Grace Moretz | Nick Robinson | Taylor John Smith
Jeff says: “My 10-year-old Mom could have watched SHADOW IN THE CLOUD serialized on the screen at the Billings movie theater where she spent many of her Saturday afternoons. The cliffhangers, the edge-of-the-seat thrills, the non-stop action, the heroism and
Read the review...Film About a Father Who (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Lynne Sachs
True Mothers (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Naomi Kawase
Starring: Aju Makita | Arata Iura | Hiroko Nakajima | Hiromi Nagasaku | Ren Komai | Reo Sato | Takato Tanaka | Tetsu Hirahara
Michael says: “There’s something about a mother that stirs up emotions. A mother fighting for her child is a force to be reckoned with. In TRUE MOTHERS, Japanese director Naomi Kawase gently and thoughtfully explores the conflict between two women and
Read the review...My Little Sister (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Stéphanie Chuat | Véronique Reymond
Starring: Jens Albinus | Lars Eidinger | Marthe Keller | Nina Hoss | Thomas Ostermeier
Lapsis (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Noah Hutton
Starring: Arliss Howard | Babe Howard | Dean Imperial | Dora Madison | Frank Wood | Ivory Aquino | James McDaniel | Madeline Wise
Michael says: “I’ve got a nice start on my 2021 films now that I’ve wrapped up my nomination viewing. I recently watched the amusing and nicely done LAPSIS through the Brattle Theatre’s virtual cinema. For his feature debut, writer/director Noah
Read the review...Atlantis (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Valentyn Vasyanovych
Starring: Andriy Rymaruk | Lily Hyde | Liudmyla Bileka | Vasyl Antoniak
Michael says: “ATLANTIS is the Ukraine’s 2021 entry to the Oscars. A simple, straight-forward story that tells a grim tale set four years in the future with glimmer of hope in the form of love. While efforts are underway to
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