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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Roger Avary
Starring: Ian Somerhalder | James Van Der Beek | Jessica Biel | Shannyn Sossamon
Laura says: “The story is stuffed with sidetracks, such as Sean’s attempt to get paid back by a hilariously out-of-it Marc, and segues like his visit to the coke-addled townie (Clifton Collins, Jr., TRAFFIC) he owes and unwisely provokes. Paul’s
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Rating: 3.25
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Eric Mabius | James Purefoy | Michelle Rodriquez | Milla Jovovich
Laura says: “Jovovich shows a lot of presence as the tough zombie warrior with a humanistic streak that may be a cover for prior crimes. GIRLFIGHT’S Michelle Rodriguez is typecasting herself into a corner with her pugilistic pout. The rest
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Starring: America Ferrera | George Lopez | Ingrid Oliu | Lupe Ontiveros
Laura says: “Winning both the Audience and Special Jury Awards at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival encouraged HBO Films to release Patricia Cardoso’s crowd pleaser theatrically. While REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES suffers from an obvious and simplistic screenplay (Josefina Lopez
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Sturla Gunnarson
Starring: Andy Jones | Molly Parker | Vicky Hynes | William Hurt
Michael says: “Reaching for the quirky, warm humor of such films as WAKING NED DEVINE and GREENFINGERS, Gunnarson heads for the Maritimes in Canada for this off-beat comedy, that by-and-large fails to get many laughs. “William Hurt plays Dave, a
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos | Olivier Gourmet | Vincent Cassell
Bob says: “I managed to see this one while I was down in NY this week, and I was very impressed. While I found the thriller aspect kind of predictable, and was a little confused with the subplot about the
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Christine Jeffs
Starring: Aaron Murphy | Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki | Alistair Browning | Marton Csokas | Sara Peirse
Michael says: “All languid heat, foreboding skies and alcohol-induced haze, RAIN is a coming-of-age tale set in New Zealand that is well-acted, gorgeously lensed, but not all that creatively written. Based on the novel by Kirsty Gunn, there is very
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Mickey Lemle
Diane says: “This ’02 docu on Baba Ram Dass has no reviews on the Chlo website, so I throw one in belatedly, because I found it worthwhile viewing. Three of us watched it, none of us knowing much about this
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: David Gulpilil | Everlyn Sampi | Kenneth Brannagh | Laura Monaghan | Tianna Sansbury
Elllen says: “Thanks to Michael getting up at a very early hour to procure tickets at the Toronto Film Festival, I was able to see this fabulous film based on the true story of three aboriginal girls who were taken
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Yang Zhang
Starring: Fengsen Jia | Hongshen Jia | Shun Xing | Tong Wang | Xiuling Chai
Michael says: “Zhang, whose last film was the family, feel-good film SHOWER, tackles a difficult subject with creativity and insight in QUITTING. Focusing on a troubled young man struggling with drug addiction and the sweeping changes occurring in contemporary China,
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Fabián Bielinsky
Starring: Gastón Pauls | Leticia Brédice | Ricardo Darín | Tomás Fonzi
Laura says: “NINE QUEENS characters are engaging and occasionally amusing, but director Bielinsky never rises above simply putting them through their paces. He doesn’t achieve the liftoff the film needs to sparkle, instead letting a leaden monotony set in. The
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