By the Sea (USA/France; 122 min) directed by: Angelina Jolie Pittstarring: Angelina Jolie; Brad Pitt; Mélanie Laurent; Niels Arestrup; Melvil Poupaud Jason says: “BY THE SEA is the sort of movie I would have called boring as a younger man,
Read the review...Burying the Ex (2015)
Burying the Ex (USA; 89 min.) directed by: Joe Dantestarring: Anton Yelchin; Ashley Greene; Alexandria Daddario Kyle says: “We can thank director Joe Dante for many hours of good over-priced hot buttered popcorn munching during his horror/sci fi films, comedies,
Read the review...Broken Horses (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Kyle says: “The IMDB trivia section informs us that BROKEN HORSES is the first Hollywood film produced, directed, and written by an Indian, and that director James Cameron called it ‘an artistic triumph’ and director Alfonso Cuaron was ‘overwhelmed’ by
Read the review...Brooklyn (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: John Crowley
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson | Emory Cohen | Fiona Glascott | Jane Brennan | Julie Walters | Saoirse Ronan
Jason says: “Homesickness can be a tricky thing to put on screen. It’s easy enough to have someone say that’s how she feels, or make the other place look beautiful before quickly cutting back, but those techniques can be superficial,
Read the review...A Brilliant Young Mind (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Morgan Matthews
Starring: Asa Butterfield | Jo Yang | Michael McCann | Rafe Spall | Sally Hawkins
Jason says: “This winter, when someone made a comment on there being two biographies of mathematical geniuses up for awards, I responded that after an eternity of movies about poets and musicians whose genius apparently made up for their being
Read the review...Bridgend (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Jeppe Rønde
Starring: Adrian Rawlins | Elinor Crawley | Hanna Hurray | Josh O’Connor | Scott Arthur | Steven Waddington
Jason says: “There’s a moment early in BRIDGEND when the main character’s father, a policeman just transferred back to the title city after having spent about ten years in Bristol, is shown the wall of the at-that-point twenty-three teenage suicides
Read the review...Respire (2015)
Breathe (France; 91 min.) directed by: Mélanie Laurentstarring: Joséphine Japy; Lou de Laâge; Isabelle Carré; Claire Keim; Radivoge Bukvic; Roxane Duran Thom says: “This stunning, melodramatic masterpiece is the second feature from the gorgeous French film star and is exciting
Read the review...Boy Meets Girl (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Eric Schaffer
Starring: Elvis Nolasco | Naté Bova | Rami Malek | Stephen Tyrone Williams | Zaraah Abrahams
Kyle says: “When did movies with transgender leading characters become so mainstream as to skirt conventional narrative sentimentality? The aptly titled BOY MEETS GIRL is a delicately detailed, beautifully told story that manages to be both engaging and questioning about
Read the review...Bloody Knuckles (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Matt O'Mahoney
Jason says: “If BLOODY KNUCKLES filmmaker Matt O’Mahoney knows one thing, it’s that measured calls for free speech are kind of missing the point. You can’t just say that offensive media has value, you have to demonstrate it, so it’s
Read the review...The Blue Hour (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Anucha Boonyawatana
Jason says: “When making a film meant to be eerie and still, greatness is almost the baseline requirement for the cinematography. Fortunately, Thailand seems to be unusually well stocked with both great shooters and things for them to point a
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