Truth to Power (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Garin Hovannisian
Twilight’s Kiss (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Ray Yeung
Starring: Ben Yuen | Hiu Yee Wong | Kong To | Lo Chun Yip | Patra Au | Tai-Bo | Yiu-Sing Lam
Michael says: “While representation for gays is much better in the movies than… say… twenty years ago, it’s still not outstanding. And representation for older adults… much less older gay adults… is still pretty abysmal. Ray Yeung’s TWILIGHT’S KISS embraces
Read the review...Sin (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Starring: Adriano Chiaramida | Glen Blackhall | Jakob Diehl | Orso Maria Guerrini | Ralph Palka | Yuliya Vysotskaya
Truth or Consequences (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hannah Jayanti
Perfumes (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Grégory Magne
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos | Grégory Montel | Gustave Kervern | Lisa Perrio | Pauline Moulène | Sergi Lopez | Zelie Rixhon
Michael says: “There’s nothing all that unique or original about Grégory Magne’s French comedy PERFUMES, but it’s quite noteworthy, and enjoyable, because it really does everything right. Guillaume is a chauffeur, whose recent traffic violations are making his boss reluctant
Read the review...Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Jasmila Zbanic
Starring: Boris Isakovic | Boris Ler | Dino Bajrovic | Emir Hadzihafizbegovic | Izudin Bajrovic | Jasna Djuricic | Johan Heldenbergh | Raymond Thiry
Bob says: “In 1995, during the Bosnian war, the UN has declared the town of Srebrenica a safe haven and set up a base of Dutch peacekeepers. The Serbs, despite an ultimatum from the UN, continue to advance on the
Read the review...Nina Wu (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Midi Z
Starring: Ke-Xi Wu | Kimi Hsia | Vivian Sung
Bob says: “A #MeToo fever dream. A woman in Taipei who has been working as a livestreaming ‘internet celebrity’ (i.e., a cam girl without the porn aspect) is convinced to audition for her first starring movie role, despite her discomfort
Read the review...Come True (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Anthony Scott Burns
Starring: Carlee Ryski | Christopher Heatherington | Julia Sarah Stone | Landon Liboiron | Tedra Rogers
Bob says: “Sarah is a high school student who’s been avoiding her family. The reason isn’t specified, but it feels safe to assume there’s been abuse going on. She only goes home when she knows the house is empty, so
Read the review...Hope (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Maria Sødahl
Starring: Alfred Vatne | Andrea Bræin Hovig | Daniel Storm Forthun Sandbye | Eirik Hallert | Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne | Steinar Klouman Hallert | Stellan Skarsgård
Diane says: “First, nobody warned me that my old heartthrob Stellan Skarsgård had aged so much. Second, I was put off by the elegant lifestyle of this Oslo Brady Bunch, but that’s just me. Director and writer Maria Sødahl draws from
Read the review...Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Adam Wingard
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård | Brian Tyree Henry | Demián Bichir | Eiza González | Julian Dennison | Kyle Chandler | Lance Reddick | Millie Bobby Brown | Rebecca Hall | Shun Oguri
Michael says: “**SPOILERS if you care about who wins.** “What I learned form watching GODZILLA VS. KONG was that I am either a) further from the mainstream than I had already thought, or b) Mothra’s appearance in a monster movie
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