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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Starring: David Strathairn | Monica Bellucci | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Rachel Weisz | Vanessa Redgrave
Jason says: “THE WHISTLEBLOWER has a good cast and a topic that provokes a strong emotional reaction, and when a project starts with that, making a memorable film can often come down to not screwing up. Co-writer/director Larysa Kondracki doesn’t
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Chris New | Tom Cullen
Chris says: “In Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNRISE, two people meet and form a deep bond despite only having a limited window of time to spend with each other. Initially, Andrew Haigh’s film acts as a gay male take on that
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Rating: 3.9
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Dominic Cooper | Eddie Redmayne | Julia Ormond | Kenneth Brannagh | Michelle Williams
Bruce says: “Brilliant, astonishing, miraculous, breathtaking….there are not enough words to describe Michelle William’s uncanny Marilyn Monroe, a role that is almost inconceivable for any actress to attempt, much less conquer. Williams has the look, the voice, the subtle wit,
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Emilio Estevez
Starring: Deborah Kara Unger | Emilio Estevez | James Nesbitt | Martin Sheen | Yorick van Wageningen
Diane says: “Emilio Estevez, you’re no screenwriter. I say that with some sadness, since I did have a crush on him in the ’80s. “Martin Sheen and director/writer Estevez play father and son, frustrated in their relationship. Healing comes on
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Anne Makepeace
Jason says: “A few years ago, one of the documentaries that played IFFBoston (on, I believe, the same screen at roughly the same time) was a film by the name of THE LINGUISTS, about linguists seeking out dying languages before
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Chen Jin
Starring: Degang Guo | Enhe Feng | Hao Hao | Huang Haibing | Yunwei He | Zige Fang
Jason says:”THE WARRING STATES is the sort of movie that, for one reason or another, only China seems to make: The period melodrama about the clash of nations and individuals, with playful comedy existing side-by-side with romance and horrible betrayal.
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Djo Munga
Starring: Diplome Amekindra | Hoji Fortuna | Manie Malone | Marlene Longange | Patsha Bay
Thom says: “Quick, how many films have you seen from the Democratic Republic of the Congo? While this was a screener I had my doubts but the gigantic surprise that was awaiting me was all thrills. Because this was director
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Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Amber Heard | Danielle Panabaker | Laura-Leigh | Marnie Gummer
Thom says: “Over the years director Carpenter has certainly established some credibility in the B-movie category (HALLOWEEN (1978), ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THE FOG (1980), THE THING (1982), STARMAN) although in the past few years his reputation has slightly faltered.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
Starring: Andy On | Man Cheuk Chiu | Michelle Yeoh | Xiaogang Feng | Xun Zhou
Jason says: “As the English-language title suggests, TRUE LEGEND is based upon an actual historical figure, although I strongly suspect that he is, as they say, being ‘used fictitiously.’ After all, you don’t go to a Yuen Woo-ping movie for
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: André Øvredal
Starring: Glenn Erland Tosterud | Johanna Mørck | Otto Jespersen | Tomas Alf Larsen | Urmila Berg-Domaas
Scot says: “TROLL HUNTER, released in 2010 in Norway but 2011 in the US, represents a fine evolution of the ‘found footage’ fictional narrative style most famously exploited by THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. It’s not a new
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