Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Nabil Ayouch
Starring: Abdelhakim Rachi | Abdelilah Rachid | Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani | Hamza Souidek
Lorraine says: “Keep an eye out for HORSES OF GOD. Beautifully made examination of fictional young men based on events leading up to the 2003 suicide bombings in Casablanca. Beautifully shot. Strong performances. Sure handed directing that does not take
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Jason says: “I like to think I’m pretty generous to movies that aren’t very good, trying to be encouraging of what they do well and not allowing a bad two hours ofmake-believe to bring about real anger. I think I’ve
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Daniel Patrick Carbone
Starring: Chris Kies | Christina Starbuck | Colm O'Leary | Nathan Varnson | Ryan Jones | Thomas Cruz
Jason says: “Dead things appear early on in HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES, as three kids poking around an abandoned building find a dead bird and do not exactly treat it with respect. It’s a good starting point for writer/director Daniel
Read the review...History of Fear (Argentina/France/Germany/Uruguay/Qatar; 79 min) directed by: Benjamin Naishtatstarring: Jonathan Da Rosa; Tatiana Giménez; Mirella Pascual; Claudia Cantero; Francisco, Lumerman Kyle says: “HISTORY OF FEAR is a misleading title, as director Benjamin Naishtat pointed out before the screening commenced.
Read the review...Heaven is for Real (USA; 99 min.) directed by: Randall Wallace starring: Greg Kinnear; Kelly Reilly; Thomas Hayden Church; Margo Martindale; Connor Corum; Thom says: “I probably will be damned as a terrible cynic for my reaction to this film.
Read the review...Hardkor Disco (Poland; 85 min.) directed by: Krzysztof Skonieczny starring: Marcin Kowalczyk; Jasmina Polak; Janusz Chabior; Angieszka Wosinska Jason says: “Krzysztof Skonieczny seems to want the audience to assume the worst in HARDKOR DISCO, although he and co-writer Robert Bolesto
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Rating: 2.9 cats
Director: Farah Khan
Starring: Angeli Bayani | Koh Jia Ler | Tian Wen Chen | Yann Yann Yep
Jason says: “If you’ve read my reviews of Bollywood movies over the past couple of years, you’ll find a couple of patterns: Just because I enjoy them as a change of pace from the usual Hollywood fare doesn’t necessarily mean
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Su-Jin Lee
Jason says: “It is almost never difficult to figure out where HAN GONG-JU is heading, and that’s okay. It may, in fact, be part of the point. Surprise is not the only way a movie can punch the audience in
Read the review...Hana-Dama (The Origins) (Japan; 108 min.) directed by: Hisayasu Satostarring: Rina Sakuragi; Taro Suwa; Kei Fuikiwara; Maika Shimamura; Syun Asada Jason says: “Have you ever felt yourself gradually turn on a movie? It’s something that can often be sense in
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ryotaro Makihara
Starring: Shinpachi Tsuji | Tamio Oki | Yoko Hikasa | Yoshimasa Hosoya
Jason says: “I know some folks who will dismiss HAL because it’s animated (and from Japan – the characters even have big eyes!) but might otherwise seek out the humanistic flavor of science fiction it represents. It’s a nifty little
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