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Examined Life (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Astra Taylor

Bruce says: “Inspired by Plato’s statement ‘The unexamined life is not worth living…,’ Astra Taylor has made an intellectually challenging film that is a joy while at the same time not completely satisfying. Through the course of EXAMINED LIFE she

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Every Little Step (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Adam Del Deo | James D. Stern

Bruce says: “Anyone who loves the theatre will probably like this enjoyable, yet not altogether satisfactory, film. EVERY LITTLE STEP follows the audition and casting process for a 2006 Broadway revival of ‘A Chorus Line.’ When the producers decided to

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The Escapist (2009)

Jason says: “It’s a terrible pun with which to lead off a review of a jailbreak movie, but in this case it is literally true: THE ESCAPIST hits the ground running. “The movie kicks off with the sound of alarms

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Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone) (2009)

Thom says: “This Japanese anime freebie from the good folks at Chlotrudis was a shocking disappointment. Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of anime but this was hopelessly derivative. Adapted from the Japanese television success “Shin seiki evangerion” I can’t

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An Englishman in New York (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Richard Laxton
Starring: Cynthia Nixon | Denis O’Hare | John Hurt | Jonathan Tucker | Swoozie Kurtz

Bruce says: “Reprising his role of Quentin Crisp from THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, John Hurt appears so comfortable in Crisp’s shoes at times it is difficult to remember this film is not a documentary. Hurt plays Crisp as though he

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The English Surgeon (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Geoffrey Smith

Michael says: “Geoffrey Smith’s documentary THE ENGLISH SURGEON is a surprisingly powerful and effective film offering a glimpse into the life of English neurosurgeon Henry Marsh who travels to the Ukraine to help his colleague Igor Kurilets struggling to help

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Happy End (2009)

Thom says: “It’s such a dreadful shame that my last two films at TIFF were not worth seeing. This was another apocalyptic film about a virus that’s killing the entire world population. It’s a road film about a married man

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An Education (2009)

Michael says: “Danish director Lone Scherfig’s latest film (after scoring big with Chlotrudis with ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS and WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF), is an adaptation of a British memoir about a young girl preparing for University at a private

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Eden is West (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Costa-Gravas
Starring: Juliane Köhler | Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos | Riccardo Scamarcio | Ulrich Tukur

Bruce says: “Costsa-Gavras’s reputation as a master filmmaker was made in 1969 with the dazzling Z, a film about totalitarian rule in Greece. His stance on fascist rule was amplified with STATE OF SIEGE and MISSING, the two politically charged

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Edison and Leo (2009)

Jason says: “For a movie about a great inventor, EDISON AND LEO is curiously lacking in spark. There are moments of quirky inspiration, but they’re quickly followed by fairly uninspired bits of meanness, ultimately wasting some fine animation. “George T.

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