Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Anthony Mackie | Clint Eastwood | Hilary Swank | Jay Baruchel | Margo Martindale | Mike Colter | Morgan Freeman
Diane says: ** SPOILERS ALERT! ** “There was a thread a couple of weeks ago about all movies being good (for their intended audience). If they are, why do we need Chlotrudis? And speaking of bad movies….. “I don’t know
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Director: Vicente Amorim
Starring: Carol Castro | Cláudia Abreu | Manoel Sebastião Alves Filho | Ravi Ramos Lacerda | Wagner Moura
Bruce says: “This is a lovely but somewhat lacking film. Director Vicente Amorim tells the story of a family of seven who travels from northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro so that the father can find decent work that will
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Starring: Chun-hao Tuan | Jack Kao | Qi Shu | Yi-Hsuan Chen
Hilary says: “I was trying to fight it, but I gotta be a contrarian — I thought MILLENNIUM MAMBO was a complete waste of great cinematography. I skipped the discussion afterwards because I had nothing positive to say beyond the
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Bruce Sinofsky | Joe Berlinger
Michael says: “One of the measures of a successful documentary, for me, is making me interested in a subject or subjects that I never in my wildest dreams would have thought to be interested in. Heavy Metal music, and more
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Rating: 1.3 cats
Director: Mark S. Waters
Starring: Amanda Seyfried | Amy Poehler | Ana Gasteyer | Lacey Chabert | Lindsay Lohan | Lizzy Caplan | Rachel McAdams | Tim Meadows | Tina Fey
Bruce says: “Yes, I did read Janet’s MEAN GIRLS review which I thoroughly enjoyed, swearing at the time that I would never see this film. While shopping for lighter fare (not always my area of expertise) MEAN GIRLS was recommended
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Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Joshua Marston
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno | Guilied Lopez | Patricia Rae | Wilson Guerro | Yenny Paola Vega
Bruce says: “Few films have a defining moment as strong and telling as one in MARIA FULL OF GRACE. At the beginning of the film Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is making out with her boyfriend (Wilson Guerro). A bit bored
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Denzel Washington | Jon Voight | Kimberly Elisa | Liev Schreiber | Meryl Streep
Bruce says: “A brave move it was to remake the 1964 classic THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. How can a film compete with a predecessor that starred Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh? Answer: cast Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep,
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Rating: 0.5 cats
Director: Jim Van Bebber
Starring: Amy Yates | Leslie Orr | Marc Pitman | Marcelo Games | Maureen Allisse
Michael says: “You all know why I went to see this movie. It was made by and starred many of Scot’s college friends about 12 years ago. It took them years to finish the film and get distribution, then after
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Blaine Thurier
Starring: Bonnie Catterson | Kim Cote | Robert Dayton
Bruce says: “Andrew (Robert Dayton) is the type of man that would make anyone want to leave the room once he walked in. He is a self-involved, insensitive nerd. His wife (Bonnie Catterson) has kicked him out and he hasn’t
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Tony Shalhoub
Starring: Brooke Adams | Eva Amurri | Lynne Adams | Tony Shalhoub
Rob N. says: “With the same sort of unabashed honesty that helped make SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE such a hit with the 40+ set is Emmy-winning ‘Monk’ star Tony Shalhoub’s directorial debut. This ‘middle age comedy’ features his wife, the still-lovely
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