Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Brenna Sanchez | Tom Putnam
Jason says: “It’s sad to say but true – Detroit has been known for its fires for a long time, and the recent economic tumult which has hit the Motor City especially hard has not slowed that activity down in
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Rating: 4.4
Director: Michael R. Roskam
Starring: Barbara Sarafian | Jeanne Dandoy | Jeroen Perceval | Matthias Schoenaerts
Jason says: “BULLHEAD stands as evidence that if you make the effort, you can find an epic tale in the most unlikely of places. Here, writer/director Michael R. Roskam takes us to a cattle farm in Limburg, Belgium, where seemingly
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Rating: 3.25
Director: Lee Hirsch
Thom says: “Here’s another film I had high expectations for that ended up being disappointing. I’m all for the purpose of the film as I loathe bullies. I’ve been rather lucky as I never was much bothered by bullies until
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Chi-Leung Law
Starring: Jing Boran | Lau Ching-wan | Li Kai-chi | Nicholas Tse | Wu Gang | Yang Min | Yumiko Cheng
Jason says: “A friend of mine recently lamented on Twitter about the demise of the mystery movie in Hollywood, and the best thing I could point him to was a Chinese movie that will likely be more considered a martial
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Katie Dellamaggiore
Diane says: “How nice that I didn’t need to know anything about chess to enjoy this film. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even learn anything about chess from it. “Another ‘let’s root for the school kids’ doc, BROOKLYN
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Carlos Carcas | Norberto López Amado
Bruce says: “Norman Foster is one of the greatest living architects. His Reichstag in Berlin, the British Museum, the London gherkin, the Bilbao subway, the Hearst building in New York and the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong are all worldwide
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Karl Markovics
Starring: Georg Friedrich | Karin Lischka | Thomas Schubert
Bruce says: “When we first see Roman Kolger he is being taken to task because he has botched his first day on the job as a metal worker. Apparently a pattern has formed; this is not his first failure. Back
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Director: Brenda Chapman | Mark Andrews | Steve Purcell
Starring: Billy Connolly | Emma Thompson | Julie Walters | Kelly Macdonald | Kevin McKidd | Robbie Coltrane
Peter S. says: “This was my first advance screening of a film, and I had to endure giving up my cell phone, having my bag checked, and then being swept for recording devices. Even worse, I had to deal with
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Ektoras Lygizos
Starring: Kharálampos Goyós | Lila Mpaklesi | Vangelis Kommatas | Yiannis Papadapolous
Thom says: “While I was pleased to see that the director was highly influenced by recent Greek Master Giorgos Lanthimos (DOGTOOTH, ALPS) & even a bit of Bresson, this film was much more singular in that it concentrated fully on
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Rating: 1.25 cats
Director: Aleksandr Dulerayn | Jamie Bradshaw
Jason says: “BRANDED is a movie so bizarre at points that it must be intended as metaphor or satire, except that nothing about this film ever gives the the impression that it’s nearly that clever. It’s a weird example of
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