Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Christian Petzold
Starring: Barbara Auer | Franz Rogowski | Godehard Giese | Lilien Batman | Maryam Zaree | Paula Beer
Chris says: “It’s a canny move to set the 1942 source material in the present day, and shrewder still for director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX) to indulge in stylistic motifs that one would find in a film from that era (most
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Starring: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir | Jóhann Sigurðarson | Jörundur Ragnarsson | Juan Camillo Roman Estrada
Brett says: “A surefire candidate for a Chlotrudis ‘Best Use of Music in a Film,’ WOMAN AT WAR dives deep into the story of an middle-aged eco-activist who dedicates herself to putting a cause she believes in above her own
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Agata Buzek | André Benjamin | Juliette Binoche | Lars Eidinger | Mia Goth | Robert Pattinson
Chris says: “Rest assured, Claire Denis’ first English-language feature is no sellout or concession to a more commercial cinema; on the contrary, it’s possibly her most enigmatic effort since THE INTRUDER. It centers on Monte (Robert Pattinson, further distancing himself
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Penny Lane
Chris says: “I totally get Satanism as a rejection against ‘straight’ society, but how ’bout as activism to *protect* separation of church and state? My skepticism, however, gradually broke down–as she conveyed with her last doc NUTS!, director Penny Lane
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Chris says: “The Radical Monarchs are an Oakland-based alternative scouting troop for young girls of color–instead of learning about making crafts or developing camping skills (though they do a little of both), they’re taught about social justice: how to take
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Garret Price
Chris says: “Given his tragic death in a freak accident at age 27, there’s no away a documentary about Russian born, LA-raised actor Anton Yelchin can avoid being sentimental; still, once you get past all the childhood home movies, homemade
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Arielle Cimino | Jeff Ryan
Starring: Charlie Pollock | Destry Allyn Spielberg | Jeff Ryan | Louis Cancelmi | Michael Underhill | Michelle Veintimilla
Diane says: “A local effort, this 60-minute feature combines comedy and horror. A group of Salem witch trial reenactors are hounded by a busload of Halloween partiers after the death of one of the tourists. Wacko highlights include a sleazy
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Amy C. Elliott
Diane says: “Yes, your town’s dump may have a swap area, but to find an “open dump” SALVAGE’s director had to go outside North America. This doc explores thrift, sustainability, consumerism, and gleaning (Agnes Varda!). “Six hundred gleaners regularly visit
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Alex Ross Perry
Starring: Agyness Deyn | Ashley Benson | Cara Delevingne | Dan Stevens | Dylan Gelula | Elisabeth Moss | Gayle Rankin
Brett says: “Equal parts messy and well-crafted, out of this year’s many films to feature the trials and pitfalls of singer stardom, this one will takes the prize for most unique and likely the most authentic. This particular film carries
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Rungano Nyoni
Starring: Boniventure | Brisky | Chichi | Gloria Huwiler | Joytay | Lee | Maggie Mulubwa | Mandalina | Obvious Cube | Patricia Carreira
Thom says: “This film is a haunting and unforgettable experience. That it is supposedly based on some sort of reality makes it all that more disturbing. At my age it’s quite hard to shock me in any way but this
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