Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Phillip Kadelbach
Starring: Katharina Schüttler | Ludwig Trepte | Miriam Stein | Tom Schilling | Volker Bruch
Kyle says: “GENERATION WAR is a three-part German television series which is being shown as two movies in the U.S. before complete showings on cable television. Its origin as an attempt to continue the national discussion about German complicity and
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Chadwick Boseman | Craig Robinson | Dan Aykroyd | Jill Scott | Lennie James | Nelsan Ellis | Viola Davis
Thom says: “Strangely, I can maybe blame my age for taking so long to see this gem of a bio-pic. While I have oodles of quibbles about the film the overall effect it left on me was empowering and greatly
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Darren Stein
Starring: Andrea Bowen | Michael J. Willett | Molly Tarlov | Paul Iacono | Sasha Pieterse | Xosha Roquemore
Kyle says: “G.B.F. for fossils like me stands for Gay Best Friend. If nothing else, this programmer establishes clearly that independent cinema can be every bit as stupid and regressive as big budget corporate Hollywood endeavors. Unless you regard as
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Yosuke Fujita
Jason says: “Huh. I missed something about this movie when reading the program description, although on a certain level it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that this is a big-hearted, charming movie that pays off in some unexpected
Read the review...Do I Sound Gay? (USA; 77 min.) directed by: David Thorpedocumentary Chris says: “Increasingly asking the titular question following a breakup with his boyfriend, first-time filmmaker David Thorpe examines the origins and aesthetics of the ‘gay voice’: the effeminate, theatrical
Read the review...From Vegas to Macau (Hong Kong/China; 93 min.) directed by: Wong Jingstarring: Chow Yun-fat; Nicolas Tse; Hui Shiu-hung; Chapman To; Jing Tian; Gao Hu Jason says: “It’s been a while since I’ve seen any of the original GOD OF GAMBLERS
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Carla Azar | Domhnall Gleeson | François Civil | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Michael Fassbender | Scoot McNairy
Jason says: “Not being a drinker, I’m probably appropriating a terrible metaphor here, but this movie strikes me as being like a certain kind of binge: You start out down, but soon the alcohol gets you and everything is crazy
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Rating: 4.9
Director: Bennet Miller
Starring: Channing Tatum | Mark Ruffalo | Sienna Miller | Steve Carell | Vanessa Redgrave
Jason says: “A quick bit of research suggests that FOXCATCHER, aside from seeming to compact its events into a shorter period of time, only hints at some of the more obviously bizarre parts of the story. In doing so, one
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Ian Gabriel
Starring: Abduragman Adams | Brendon Daniels | Jerry Mofokeng | Jezzriel Skei | Lindiwe Matshikiza
Jason says: “I must admit to not having a particular affinity for movies about gangs, and I kind of worry that being drawn to this one because it is set in South Africa rather than an American city doesn’t speak
Read the review...Fort Tilden (USA; 95 min.) directed by: Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogersstarring: Bridey Elliot; Clare McNulty; Jeffrey Scaperotta; Griffin Newman Jason says: “Comedy’s a delicate thing. The intent of FORT TILDEN is probably that the audience kind of likes its
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