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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chad Freidrichs
Bruce says: “Minoru Yamasaki holds a distinction that no other architect will probably ever match. Two of his most famous projects were blown up – The World Trade Center in New York City, by terrorists and the Pruitt-Igoe projects in
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Michael Walker
Starring: Annie Parisse | Cheyenne Jackson | Edward Herrmann | Eric Mabius | Josh Pais | Parker Posey | Remy Auberjonais
Chris says: “In the ‘90s, Parker Posey earned the title ‘Queen of the Indies’ simply for appearing in so many films; often, she was the sole reason for seeing one. If Michael Walker’s office comedy feels a little like a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Nanni Moretti
Starring: Camillo Milli | Franco Graziosi | Jerzy Stuhr | Michel Piccoli | Renato Scarpa | Roberto Nobile
Bruce says: “***SPOILERS*** “During the first third to one half of WE HAVE A POPE in scene after scene the production design is impeccable and the script, tight. Nanni Moretti is a seasoned filmmaker who won Best Director in Cannes
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Alejandro Landes
Starring: Jarlinsson Ramirez | Porfirio Ramirez | Yor Jasbleidy Santos
Bruce says: “PORFIRIO is a fictionalization of a story about a man who is the only known disabled person in a wheelchair to hijack an airplane. Porfirio was shot by police under suspicious circumstances; for years he tried to get
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Juhn Jai-hong
Starring: Choi Moo-Seong | Kim Gyu-ri | Kim Jong-soo | Yoon Kye-sang | Yu Ha-bok
Jason says: “I sometimes wonder if Kim Ki-duk has a whole cache of unfilmed scripts on his laptop, turned out quickly because not writing dialogue for your main character saves a lot of time. It makes for a distinctive style,
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Henry Barrial
Starring: Keith Diamond | Pamela Salem | Patrick Fabian | Rudolf Martin | Sarah Danielle Madison
Jason says: “PIG could probably do with a name change before leaving the festival circuit. That won’t make it a better movie, of course, but it deserves to sink or swim for the reasonably well-done (if not exactly remarkable) sci-fi
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yi Seung-jun
Bruce says: “PLANET OF SNAIL is a wonderful documentary about the triumphs and struggles of a married couple living in a small town in South Korea. She is hunchbacked and diminutive. He is a sculptor, a poet and playwright. He
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Mark Jeavons
Starring: Adam Rickitt | Andy Pandini | Gabrielle Amies | Rob Leatham
Jason says: “There’s the potential in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PETE BLAGGIT? for a movie which one can feel strongly about. It may be a black comedy, an earnest melodrama, or a twisty, off-kilter bit of science fiction. Unfortunately, writer/director Mark
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Adil Hussein | Gautam Belur | Gerard Depardieu | Irrfan Khan | Rafe Spall | Suraj Sharma | Tabu
Thom says: “Director Lee has been enormously appreciated by me with top-rated films THE WEDDING BANQUET, EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN, HULK, SENSE & SENSIBILITY, TAKING WOODSTOCK, & BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, & only one real failure in RIDE WITH THE DEVIL. So
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Dylan McDermott | Emma Watson | Ezra Miller | Logan Lerman | Mae Whitman | Nina Dobrev
Scot says: “I wept through the film to an embarrassing degree, but I recall also doing so reading the book. That said, I my two caveats are that the cast is a bit too pretty, though fine actors. And that
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