Viola (Argentina/USA; 65 min.) directed by: Matías Piñeirostarring: CMaria Villar; Romina Paula; Agustina Muñoz; Elisa Carricajo; Gabriela Saidón; Laura Paredes; Julia Martinez Rubio; Esteban Gagliardi; Julián Tello; Alessio Rigo de Righi; Pablo Sigal; Alberto Ajaka Kyle says: “VIOLA inspired as
Read the review...Vessel (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Adam Ciancio
Starring: Christopher Bunworth | Georgina Naidu | Justin Hosking | Mark Diaco | Mike McEvoy | Ursula Mills
Jason says: “Is there a name for the genre that includes films like HAPPY ENDINGS, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, and now Australian independent VESSEL yet? There should be, as ‘maybe science fiction, maybe mental illness’ is rather unwieldy. This one does
Read the review...Very Ordinary Couple (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Roh Deok
Starring: Ha Yeon-Soo | Kim Min-hee | Lee Min-ki
Kyle says: “According to the New York Asian Film Festival program booklet, VERY ORDINARY COUPLE, seen in its North American Premiere screening, out-grossed both A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD and GI JOE 2 at the Korean box office. Relief
Read the review...Vanishing Waves (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Kristina Buozyte
Starring: Jurga Jutaite | Marius Jampolskis | Martina Jablonskyte | Rudolfas Jansonas | Vytautas Kaniusonis
Jason says: “I suspect that every film director would like to make a film that takes place inside dreams at some point – it’s free reign to create imaginative visuals, dig right into a character’s subconscious, and make the occasional
Read the review...Venus and Serena (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Maiken Baird | Michelle Major
Bruce says: “Disclaimer: I am a huge tennis fan and, more specifically, a great fan of the Williams sisters. With that in mind, I hope that I am objective in reviewing VENUS AND SERENA, a documentary about the two women.
Read the review...Uzumasa Jacopetti (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Moriro Miyamoto
Starring: Kiki Hanaka | Masaki Kitahara | Shinji Wada | Shishimaru Ozawa
Jason says: “There are any number of different types of weird movies, from the merely offbeat to eccentric to bizarre and beyond. UZUMASA JACOPETTI certainly tends toward the stranger end of the spectrum, and like a lot of movies there,
Read the review...Upstream Color (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shane Carruth
Starring: Amy Seimetz | Andrew Sensenig | Kathy Carruth | Meredith Burke | Shane Carruth | Thiago Martin
Jason says: “For all that the interconnectedness of today’s world can make it harder for something to truly take one by surprise – there’s non-stop casting news, coverage, previews, and analysis of it commercial and artistic outlook to the point
Read the review...The Last of the Unjust (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Kyle says: “AT BERKELEY and THE LAST OF THE UNJUST share little in common aside from both being Main Slate screenings of the 51st New York Film Festival, both having very long running times, and both being sharply revealing contemporary
Read the review...Upside Down (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Juan Solanas
Starring: Holly Uloth | James Kidnie | Jim Sturgess | Kirsten Dunst | Timothy Spall
Jason says: “I admit, you can’t honestly look at Juan Solanas’s UPSIDE DOWN and call the writing much other than a mess – there really isn’t one thing in this movie that makes sense. But, on the other hand, I
Read the review...Cold Turkey (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.75
Director: Will Slocombe
Starring: Amy Ferguson | Ashton Holmes | Cheryl Hines | Peter Bogdanovich | Ross Partridge | Sonya Walger
Jason says: “Folks from other continents much watch movies taking place on Thanksgiving and wonder why Americans have given themselves and extra week end of annoying travel to share a relatively bland meal and unresolved issues with family – even
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