Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: James Sweeney
Starring: Betsy Brandt | Katie Findlay | Randall Park | Tracie Thoms
Chris says: “This warped but warm and loving gay-not-gay rom-com is a strong feature debut for director/writer/actor James Sweeney. Referencing Gilmore Girls in the first fifteen minutes reveals his core aesthetic, but he both conceives of and (with his cast)
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Director: Michael D. Olmos
Starring: Edward James Olmos | Jacqueline Obradors | Rene Auberjonois | Ryan Guzman
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alex Harron | Andrew Ionides | Brad Watson | Carlos Omar De Leon | Dane Keil | Gavin Robertson | Keith Robson | Lawrie Brewster | Mark Logan | Matthan Harris | Mitch Wilson | Paddy Murphy | Tom Staunton
Starring: Eileen Dietz | Julin | Laurence R. Harvey | Nicholas Vince
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: David Lowery
Starring: Alicia Vikander | Dev Patel | Joel Edgerton | Sarita Choudhury
Brett says: “From the mind of director David Lowery comes a total re-imagining of the classic Arthurian legend. More accurately, it is not merely a re-invention of the source material’s plot, but also a thematic undressing of the moral chivalric
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Director: Nicolas Bedos
Starring: Daniel Auteuil | Doria Tillier | Fanny Ardant | Guillaume Canet
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Dan Friedkin
Starring: Claes Bang | Guy Pearce | Roland Møller | Vicky Krieps
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Emma Lowndes | Gaby French | Kristin Scott Thomas | Sharon Horgan
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Marta Barrio | Michael Towns | Rob Brydon | Steve Coogan
Chris says: “I’ll keep watching each one of these they make, knowing full well that the original remains the only essential entry. The attempt at pathos here renders it less satisfying than THE TRIP TO SPAIN, though Coogan’s bitchy summation
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Sasie Sealy
Starring: Hsiao-Yuan Ha | Michael Tow | Tsai Chin | Woody Fu | Yan Xi
Diane says: “Chinatown crime caper LUCKY GRANDMA features 85-year-old actress Tsai Chin playing a gruff, stubborn widow whose trip to the casino lands her in hot water. Chin (JOY LUCK CLUB) deserves an acting nom, playing all of five years
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Director: Philip Barantini
Starring: Craig Fairbrass | George Russo | Mark Monero | Robert Glenister
