Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Justin Edwards
Starring: Franco Castan | James Jarrett | Lauren Jennings | Liz Kate | Scottie Knollin | Terri James
Jason says: “There are many varieties of ‘edgy,’ but most can fit within two broad categories: Those that make a mainstream viewer say ‘ewwwww!’ and those that make that same mainstream viewer say ‘what the hell?’ There is, as one
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sebastian Junger | Tim Hertherington
Chris says: “I’ve always struggled with war films (both fictional and docs)—it’s possibly my least favorite genre. But I loved THE HURT LOCKER and if this isn’t exactly its real-life equivalent, that’s fine because it aims for something else. Not
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: D. Kerry Prior
Starring: Chris Wylde | David Anders | Jacy King | Louise Griffiths
Jason says: “THE REVENANT is nearly two hours, long for a splatter-comedy, and if I could come up with a good suggestion for trimming it, I would probably offer it. The trouble is, the scenes which could probably survive a
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Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Chris Walker | David Morrissey | Jim Carter | Lisa Howard | Sean Bean | Shaun Dooley | Warren Clarke
Jason says: “The finale of a series never stands up well on its own, no matter how well-intentioned the production may be. One can argue that it shouldn’t, that by the time we get to the third act, the only
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Director: James Marsh
Starring: David Calder | John Fox | Maxine Peake | Nicholas Woodeson | Paddy Considine | Ron Cook | Warren Clarke
Jason says: “David Peace’s Red Riding novels are described as a quartet, and if you look at the titles to the filmed RED RIDING HOOD TRILOGY, there’s clearly a hole where 1977 should be. For whatever reason, screenwriter Tony Grisoni
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Simon Rumley
Starring: Amanda Fuller | Jon Michael Davis | Marc Senter | Nick Ashy Holden | Noah Taylor | Patrick Crovo
Jason says: “RED WHITE & BLUE takes its time messing the audience up. Even the big event that pulls everything together takes a few scenes to really sink in, as we connect just what’s been going on with a growing
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Andrew Garfield | Anthony Flanagan | David Morrissey | Jennifer Hennessey | John Henshaw | Warren Clarke
Jason says: “The RED RIDING trilogy is a daunting prospect, especially if one is inclined to see it during its brief American theatrical release as opposed to as a video on demand offering or on DVD. I’d recommend it, as
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Paco Plaza
Starring: Alejandro Casaseca | Ariel Casas | Jonathan Mellor | Manuela Velasco | Óscar Zafra
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Thom says: “The original [REC] is considered a classic amongst the horror set and it was even remade in the United States as QUARANTINE, starring ‘Dexter’s’ wife. This, then, is the ongoing story. It’s very scary and fabulously entertaining but
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jalmari Helander
Starring: Jorma Tommila | Onni Tommila | Peeter Jakobi | Per Christian Ellefsen | Tommi Korpela
Jason says: “RARE EXPORTS appears to be the third go-round that Finnish director Jalmari Helander and his brother Juuso have had with this basic idea, with the previous iterations apparently being punchline-driven shorts. This one, on the other hand, is
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan | Gul Panag | Mohnish Bahl | Paresh Rawal | Ritesh Deshmukh | Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
Jason says: “Say ‘Bollywood,’ and most American audiences will think of cheerful musicals with weddings and happy endings. That’s not likely to be the entirety of a large country’s film output, of course, and Ram Gopal Varma has built a
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