Average Joe (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mark Cantu
Starring: Akasha Villalobos | Caitlin Rose Williams | Gloria Sanchez | Jason Scarbrough | Jason Sedillo | Roman Garcia | Taylor James Johnson
Redemption Day (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hicham Hajji
Starring: Andy Garcia | Brice Bexter | Ernie Hudson | Gary Dourdan | Martin Donovan | Robert Knepper | Samy Noceri | Serinda Swan
Fatale (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Damaris Lewis | Danny Pino | David Hoflin | Deon Taylor | Geoffrey Owens | ilary Swank | Michael Ealy | Mike Colter | Sam Daly | Tyrin Turner
Pieces of a Woman (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Starring: Benny Safdie | Ellen Burstyn | Iliza Shlesinger | Molly Parker | Sarah Snook | Shia LaBeouf | Vanessa Kirby
Chris says: “The first half-hour, which mostly consists of an extended tracking shot is not only an impressive technical feat but also an effective choice in what it depicts (a nerve-wracking home childbirth.) However, the remainder vindicates my mixed feelings
Read the review...Berlin Alexanderplatz (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Burhan Qurbani
Starring: Albrecht Schuch | Alfred Döblin | Annabelle Mandeng | Burhan Qurbani Stars: Welket Bungué | Jella Haase | Joachim Król | Martin Behnke | Mira Elisa Goeres | Richard Fouofié Djimeli
Night of the Kings (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Lacôte
Starring: Bakary Koné | Denis Lavant | Issaka Sawadogo | Jean Cyrille Digbeu | Rasmané Ouédraogo | Steve Tientcheu
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
Read the review...Stray (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Elizabeth Lo
Michael says: “Returning to Istanbul, STRAY looks at the street dogs that make up much of the character of the city. Like KEDI, which looked at street cats in Istanbul, STRAY gives us a decidedly canine viewpoint, in fact goes
Read the review...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,
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