Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Annie Rigney | Bobbi Jene Smith | ina Zinchenko | Isaias Santamaria | Mouna Soualem | Omri Drumlevich | Or Schraiber | Tyler Phillips
Michael says: “This one was actually released in 2020, but I missed it for eligibility. I saw it reviewed on a friends Facebook page, and it sounded really intriguing, it had a pretty good rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Starring: Anaïs Demoustier | Benoît Poelvoorde | Grégoire Ludig | Jacky Lambert | Jeanne Rosa | Marc Fraize | Orelsan | Philippe Duquesne | Vincent Grass
Chris says: “The ‘latest’ from filmmaker Quentin Dupieux actually precedes 2019’s DEERSKIN, having come out in France in 2018. Just receiving a US release now, it initially feels decidedly low concept coming from this director, as a cop (Benoît Poelvoorde)
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Robin Wright
Starring: Brad Leland | Demián Bichir | Finlay Wojtak-Hissong | Kim Dickens | Robin Wright | Sarah Dawn Pledge | Warren Christie
Diane says: “If you didn’t get enough ghost sex in BURNING GHOST, here’s another chance. In LAND, Robin Wright is wracked by grief after the sudden loss of her husband and son. Edee can’t stand human company, so opts for
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Director: Julie Delpy
Starring: Daniel Brühl | Gemma Arterton | Jördis Triebel | Julie Delpy | Lindsay Duncan | Richard Armitage | Saleh Bakri | Sophia Ally
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Kerry Mondragon
Starring: Alma Martinez | Barbara Palvin | Craig Stark | Dylan Sprouse | Eden Brolin | Max Madsen | Nekhebet Kum Juch | Sam Quartin | Thea Sofie Loch Næss
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ali LeRoi
Starring: Alessandra Rosaldo | David James Elliott | Joey Pollari | Nicola Peltz | Sammi Rotibi | Spencer Neville | Steven Silver | Tembi Locke
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Keith Thomas
Starring: Dave Davis | Fred Melamed | Lynn Cohen | Malky Goldman | Menashe Lustig | Moshe Lobel | Nati Rabinowitz | Ronald Cohen
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: Andra Day | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Dusan Dukic | Erik LaRay Harvey | Leslie Jordan | Miss Lawrence | Natasha Lyonne | Trevante Rhodes
Philip says: “A great film, my only hesitation in giving it a perfect score stems from a desire to edit the last half. I also would have liked to have seen more of her relationship with Bankhead. 4 cats“
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Director: Ben Stassen | Jeremy Degruson
Starring: Alexis Victor | Frederic Souterelle | Jules Medcraft | Kylian Trouillard | Marie Chevalot
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats | 4.3 cats
Director: Florian Zeller
Starring: Anthony Hopkins | Ayesha Dharker | Imogen Poots | Mark Gatiss | Olivia Colman | Olivia Williams | Rufus Sewall
Julie says: “On top of the (never less than) stellar performances by Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, the production design, editing, direction and writing (original screenplay) are all perfectly executed. The way this story is told is very effective in
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