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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Eliza Hittman
Starring: Frank Hakaj | Harris Dickinson | Kate Hodge | Madeline Weinstein | Neal Huff | Nicole Flyus
Thom says: “Here’s a strange film to review as I have no idea how anyone would react to the film. A friend in Boston didn’t like it at all. My dentist liked it, his wife no, & a dear friend
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: David Lowery
Starring: Casey Affleck | Kesha | Rooney Mara
Brett says: “The films that stand the test of time are the ones we take home with us long after we’ve had the pleasure of experiencing them. A GHOST STORY is a visual narrative that explores the very concept of
Read the review...By Michael Colford
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Nacho Vigalando
Starring: Anne Hathaway | Austin Stowell | Dan Stevens | Jason Sudeikis | Tim Blake Nelson
Michael says: “Sure it’s got some flaws, but this darkly hilarious romp from TIMEFRAMES director Nacho Vigalondo and star Anne Hathaway was a rollicking good time. After an intriguing prologue featuring a young Korean girl, her mother, and a giant, Godzilla-like kaiju,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Andrew Sullivan | Geoffrey Orthwein
Starring: Maika Monroe | Matt O'Leary
Michael says: “Tonight’s fascinating film is called BOKEH, an Icelandic indie that takes gorgeous advantage of that island-countries primordial, pastoral landscapes and otherworldly qualities. A young couple, Riley and Jenai, who are on holiday from the States are enjoying a fun
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Rating: 4 cats | 4.125 cats
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: documentray
Jason says: “Michael Moore is likely the world’s best-known documentary filmmaker, and that is an obvious double-edged sword; while his first new film in years will certainly bring in one group of fans, the very fact that it’s from him
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Starring: Adrian Purcarescu | Corneliu Cozme | Nicodim Toma | Toma Cuzin
Jason says: “Even the titles of Corneliu Porumboiu’s best-known recent films – 12;08 EAST OF BUCHAREST and POLICE, ADJECTIVE – are focused on a sort of precision that can sometimes be maddening and THE TREASURE, (‘Comoara’ in the original Romanian)
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Ane Dahl Torp | Edith Haagenrud-Sande | Jonas Hoff Oftebro | Kristoffer Joner
Jason says: “It’s odd but fortunate that THE WAVE is getting an American theatrical release; it’s the sort of international genre film that tends to go straight to video-on-demand and maybe doesn’t even get a Region A Blu-ray. It’s understandable,
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Jason says: “As a film, TOUCHED WITH FIRE sometimes struggles with being bipolar in one of the ways that its characters do, seemingly wanting to claim it as a source of creativity even if the connection is shaky, while the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Maren Ade
Starring: Michael Wittenborn | Peter Simonischek | Sandra Hüller
Brett says: “TONI ERDMANN is a comedic drama containing a premise that might seem similar to a large number of films, but this is a film that relies on a subtle characterization and timely humor as its backbone, opposed to
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Matt Sobel
Starring: Azura Skye | Josh Hamilton | Logan Miller | Richard Schiff | Robin Weigert | Ursula Parker
Bruce says: “Saying director Matt Sobel is fond of the McGuffin would be a gross understatement. TAKE ME TO THE RIVER is a film that in no way is what it seems. First off, while Don (Richard Schiff) and Cindy
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