The Loved Ones (Australia; 84 min.) directed by: Sean Byrne starring: Xavier Samuel ; Richard Wilson; Jessica McNamee; Victoria Thaine; John Brumpton Thom says: “This Australian horror entry was brief, to-the-point, gruesome, & rather fun. It’s Prom Night in
Read the review...The Lovely Bones (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Mark Wahlberg | Rachel Weisz | Rose McIver | Saoirse Ronan | Stanley Tucci | Susan Sarandon
Jason says: “Though I tend to think that attempting to fit a movie into a specific genre and then being frustrated when it fails to fit there nicely speaks more ill of the viewer’s inflexibility than the movie itself, I
Read the review...And Then Came Lola (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ellen Seidler | Megan Siler
Starring: Angelyna Martinez | Ashleigh Sumner | Cathy DeBuono | Jessica Graham | Jill Bennett
Michael says: “In Provincetown for the weekend and as luck would have it, the Provincetown International Film Festival has a slate of Women’s Week Films running at the Whaler’s Wharf! Wary of catching some amateurish, lesbian film (a la BAR
Read the review...The Lost Son of Havana (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Jonathan Hock
Jason says: “If THE LOST SON OF HAVANA were fictional, there’s a good chance that people would call its screenplay ridiculous. After all, it features the World Series, the Negro Leagues, multiple incredible returns from injury, baseball bringing about a
Read the review...The Limits of Control (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Alex Descas | Bill Murray | Gael García Bernal | Hiam Abbass | Isaach De Bankolé | Tilda Swinton
Chris says: “Few films baffle me as much as this one initially did. Jim Jarmusch has always been a particularly austere auteur: his narratives tend to unfold at a zen-like pace and the films’ structures possess as much weight as the stories
Read the review...Letters to the President (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Petr Lom
Jason says: “LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT is somewhat difficult to review as a film because it does its job so well. It is trying to give the audience a snapshot of the relationship Iran has with its populist president, and
Read the review...Like You Know It All (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Starring: Go Hyun-jung | Kim Tae-woo | Kong Hyeong-jin | Uhm Ji-won
Bruce says: “I’ve never before seen a picture by director Hong Sang-soo, which appears to be a grave oversight on my part. LIKE YOU KNOW IT ALL is a refreshing take on dark comedy. The anti-hero of this movie is
Read the review...Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Phil Claydon
Starring: James Corden | Mathew Horne | MyAnna Buring | Paul McGann | Silvia Colloca | Vira Filatova
Jason says: “As you might expect, the title came first with LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS Unlike a lot of high-concept movies, it delivers on that title, both literally – there are vampires, they are lesbians, and our heroes are going
Read the review...Lemon Tree (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: Eran Riklis
Starring: Ali Suliman | Doron Tavory | Hiam Abbass | Rona Lipaz-Michael | Tarik Kopty
Michael says: “In its examination of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict LEMON TREE doesn’t say anything new or surprising, but by focusing on how it changes the lives of two women on opposite sides of that conflict, it speaks deeply and effectively.
Read the review...The Last International Playboy (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Jason Behr | Krysten Ritter | Lucy Gordon | Mike Landry | Money Mazur
Starring: Jason Behr | Krysten Ritter | Lucy Gordon | Mike Landry | Money Mazur
Jason says: “THE LAST INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY was known as FROST during its time on the festival circuit, and I wholeheartedly support the name change, both because the longer title is a lot more interesting and because it downplays the fact
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