Date
Thursday, 28 May 2015 7:00 PM
Grab a drink and let’s go see a movie! Bring friends and some good conversation to discuss the film, its characters, the production and more. The Clinton St. Theater is the location of our meetup. Most movies they play are independent, foreign and artistic, but always independent!
If you see something coming up there that you’d like to recommend as our movie of the week, message me or post it on the board by Wednesday the previous week
THE REPUBLIC OF RICK
A satire based on the true story of one man’s quixotic attempt at Texas’s independence in the late 1990’s.
Awkwardly hilarious right from the get-go–by SLUGMagazineFilms
“Opening with the most elaborate—and arguably historically inaccurate—reenactments of the Battle of the Alamo ever put together, The Republic of Rick is awkwardly hilarious right from the get-go. TRofR is set in 1998 in West Texas, following Rick Launer (Dave Abed), the Ambassador for the Republic of Texas Club, as he is impeached from his position, leads a handful of extremists loyal to his cause to start a commune of sorts in tents outside of his trailer home and slowly begins to work towards a Waco situation. Loosely based on Rick McLaren, TRofR contains acting so spot on conservative republican, there may be several points throughout this film that make you wonder if it might actually be a documentary—Becky Leigh, as Rick’s “Ambassadress” wife Tandy, is particularly on-target and provides a nearly flawless performance. With the overwhelming number of serious, heavily emotional films at Slamdance this year, give yourself a break and go have a laugh with this fun film.”
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