Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Tomm Moore
Starring: Brendan Gleeson | David Rawle | Fionnula Flanagan | Jon Kenny | Lisa Hannigan | Lucy O'Connell
Jason says: “There have generally been one or two movies like SONG OF THE SEA among the nominees every year since the Oscars started giving out an award for best animated feature, and they’re the best argument for the award’s
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Craig Johnston
Starring: Bill Hader | Boyd Holbrook | Joanna Gleason | Kristen Wiig | Luke Wilson | Ty Burrell
Jason says: “THE SKELETON TWINS refers to something which appears within the movie almost entirely so that the title will mean something, much like these indie family dramas with established actors themselves often seem to be in the same sort
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Rohit Shetty
Starring: Ajay Devgn | Amole Gupta | Anumpam Kher | Kareena Kapoor | Sharat Saxena | Zakir Hussain
Jason says: “Not having seen Ajay Devgn’s first go-round as Bajirao Singham, I have no idea of this sequel – which stands alone well enough – is an improvement or disappointment relatively speaking. There are elements that suggest it could
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Bryan Reisberg
Starring: Harry Lloyd | James Ricker II | Krista Kosonen | Sylvia Grace Crim | Travis Koop
Jason says: “There are many ways to have a good road trip; you can do it by sticking close to a map and itinerary, let your whims guide you, or do something in between. There are many ways to mess
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Director: Esteban Roel | Juanfer Andrés
Starring: Carolina Bang | Jesús Ángel Castrodeza | Macarena Gómez | Silvia Alonso
Brett says: “For SHREW’S NEST’s lead character Montse, the Biblical consideration ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ is more of an emphatic statement rather than a question. And in this case, she is not a brother’s keeper, rather her sister’s. In
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: William Eubank
Starring: Beau Knap | Brenton Thwaites | Lawrence Fishburne | Olivia Cooke
Jason says: “Mystery is not enough. Don’t misunderstand, it’s terrific when a story gets one to lean closer, tantalized by what’s going on, and creating that feeling is a matter of much more than leaving some details out while hinting
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Hajime Katoki | Hiroaki Ando | Katsuhiro Ohtomo | Shûhei Morita
Starring: Kôichi Yamadera | Midori Yûki | Saori Hayami | Seiichi Morita | Takeshi Kusao | Yu Kobayahi
Jason says: “Studios and exhibitors should find a way to get short films on movie screens more often. Individually, they’re often great, compact little stories, and a ticket that gets you a handful of them for ten bucks can come
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Gilles Deroo | Marianne Pistone
Kyle says: “MOUTON is the nickname for the title character; the word means ‘Sheep.’ It could also be taken as a description of audience members (like me) who are willingly dragged to artistic slaughter. The members of the Selection Committee
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Anja Marquardt
Kyle says: “SHE’S LOST CONTROL, a feature film debut by director Anja Marquardt, tells a tale of sex surrogates within the psychotherapy community: the elusive goal is intimacy but the process involves sex with people who are essentially strangers, often
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Jason says: “SEVENTH CODE is the sort of movie that can easily get lost in a career like Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s: It’s a short thing produced alongside two large projects that sure looks like a promotional tool for its pop-star lead
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