Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.25 cats
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis | Judi Dench | Kate Hudson | Marion Cotillard | Nicole Kidman | Penélope Cruz
Jason says: “Daniel Day-Lewis being in a movie is genuinely a good sign – since THE BOXER in 1997 he’s done a mere four, only signing on when there seems to be something worth doing. And he’s got a fantastic
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Tom Quinn
Starring: Andrew Conway | Greg Lyons | Irene Longshore | MaryAnn McDonald | Paul Blackway | Tobias Segal
Jason says: “The glib description of THE NEW YEAR PARADE is that divorce is hard on everybody – not just parents and children, but everyone else caught up in it, including the parade orchestras. Fortunately, the movie itself isn’t glib,
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Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Yoon-ki Lee
Starring: Dong-won Seo | Han Hyo-joo | Il-hwa Choi | Jang So-Yeon | Jeon Do-yeon | Jung-woo Ha | Kim Hye-Ok | Seo-hie Ko
Jason says: “Kim Hee-su (Jeon Do-yeon) is talking about money and investments as MY DEAR ENEMY opens, but it’s not clear whether she needs money urgently or just wants it for some opportunity. Or perhaps, she simply wants to close
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Rating: 0.5 cats
Director: Simon Hunter
Starring: Anna Walton | Benno Fürmann | Devon Aoki | John Malkovich | Ron Pearlman | Sean Pertwee | Thomas Jane
Jeff says: “Wretched. Tragic waste of Ron Perlman. Half a cat for occasionally interesting production design.”
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Andreas Schaap
Starring: Jeff Burrell | Manon Kahle | Peter Farkas | Sami Loris
Jason says: “I liked MUST LOVE DEATH well enough, but even though I’m the target audience – someone reasonably fond of both its genres and likely to laugh at the in-jokes besides – I had the same reaction that I
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Cristophe Van Rompaey
Starring: Anemone Valcke | Barbara Sarafian | Johan Heldenbergh | Julain Borsani | Jurgen Delnaet | Sofia Ferri
Bruce says: “This gem is from Belgium, home of the Dardenne brothers who seem have a monopoly on filmmaking in their country. It is refreshing to learn that there may be other Belgian films yet to be discovered by the
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Starring: Alice Drummond | Anthony Edwards | Daisy Tahan | Dale Soules | Jodie Foster | Matthew Schallipp | Minnie Driver | Uma Murthy
Jason says: “Mothers and fathers have a demanding job, and anybody who denies this is a fool. I don’t think many would deny that, even in today’s modern world, motherhood is more demanding than fatherhood, and probably always will be.
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Duncan Jones
Starring: Dominique McElligott | Kaya Scodelario | Matt Berry | Robin Chalk | Sam Rockwell
Jason says: “I will not lie to you; as soon as I read the description of Moon, I had mentally anointed it my favorite film of the festival, to the point where not only would another film have to blow
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring: Cafer Köse | Ercan Kesel | Hatice Aslan | Rifat Sungar | Yavuz Bingol
Bruce says: “THREE MONKEYS, a classic tragedy, has everything – hit and run, unrequited love, contemplated suicide, murder, infidelity, brutal beatings, bogus confessions, false pride and manic desperation. Runny noses, sweaty brows, tear stained cheeks, blood and vomit also figure
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Dave Gargani
Jason says: “1950s science fiction is known for being paranoid and downbeat, tinged with fear of atomic doom and the potential for infiltrators to be anywhere. Filmmaker Dave Gargani argues that this should not, necessarily, be the case, or at
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