Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3 cats
Director: André Singer | Werner Herzog
Chris says: “Herzog Meets Gorbachev should be a monumental summit, and although the director never downplays his admiration for his subject, the subject, for all he accomplished (and Herzog certainly makes the case for him as one of the most
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Joanna Hogg
Starring: Ariane Labed | Honor Swinton | Jack McMullen | Jaygann Ayeh | Richard Ayoade | Tilda Swinton | Tom Burke
Chris says: “Not everything in Joanna Hogg’s latest fully registered for me, but when it was over my first thought was, “I really want to see this again” and it’s been some time since I last felt that way about
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Paul Downs Calaizzo
Starring: Jillian Bell | Lil Rel Howery | Micah Stock | Michaela Watkins | Utkarsh Ambudkar
Michael says: “I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, the opening night film of the 21st annual Provincetown International Film Festival. Aimless, out-of-control woman in her late 20’s struggles to get her life on track… by
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Starring: Cem Göktas | Deniz Orta | Firat Baris Ar | Mikael Bajrami | Zejhun Demirov
Michael says: “I love seeing films about cultures I know little about. I love learning about different ways of life in a way that seems non-judgmental and authentic. ORAY, is a German film, about a Turkish, Muslim man, an ex-convict,
Read the review...By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Lucio Castro
Starring: Juan Barberini | Mia Maestro | Ramon Pujol
Chris says: “Lucio Castro’s first feature kicks off with ten-to-fifteen dialogue-free minutes; it may well put some viewers to sleep (like the man sitting behind me in the theater, barely two minutes in!), but as I adjusted to its unusual
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Matt Kane
Starring: Christen Harper | Richard Kind | Simone Policano | Steven M. Robertson | Susan Blackwell
Michael says: “Sure, why wouldn’t I assume the main character, played by Richard Kind, is named Auggie? In fact, Auggies are a brand of new, augmented reality spectacles that provide the wearer with a companion that they can see and
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chris Moukarbel
Chris says: “What the heck is WIG? A look at the 2018 revival of drag-fest Wigstock after a 17-year hiatus? An oral history of this annual grassroots event from its punk, mid-80s Tompkins Square Park origins to its 90s, mainstream-courting
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hillary Demmon | Robert Anderson Clift
Michael says: “Co-produced and co-directed by his nephew, Robert Anderson Clift, classic film actor and queer icon Montgomery Clift gets what is hopefully a more accurate story of his life in the documentary, MAKING MONTGOMERY CLIFT. The thesis of this
Read the review...By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Peter Farrelly
Starring: Dimiter D. Marinov | Linda Cardellini | Mahershala Ali | Mike Hatton | P.J. Byrne | Sebastian Maniscalco | Viggo Mortensen
Thom says: “Yes, this was the Oscar winner for best film of 2018 and there is a lot to like about this “road movie”. Tony Lip is a hothead bouncer for the legendary Copacabana and when its closed for renovations
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Bradley Cooper
Starring: Alec Baldwin | Andrew Dice Clay | Bradley Cooper | Dave Chappelle | Lady Gaga | Ron Rifkin | Sam Elliott
Thom says: “It isn’t just the fact that this is the 4th Hollywood incarnation of the same story (1937 with Janet Gaynor & Frederick March, 1954 with Judy Garland & James Mason, 1976 with Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson) that
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