Cognitive Film Society

Cognitive Film Society

Full Moon in Paris, 1984 - ★★★★
Ennui is a powerful and dangerous drug.
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Ten Women in Black, 1961 - ★★★½
Chris Rock's coda that "a man is only as faithful as his options" could be serve as the tagline for this very dark Japanese comedy/melodrama.
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The Magnificent Cuckold, 1964 - ★★★½
More like the less than magnificent schmuck.
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The Fabelmans, 2022 - ★★★★★
The not-so-secret origin of the greatest American filmmaker is not surprisingly a tour-de-force.
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The Castaways of Turtle Island, 1976 - ★★★★½
The most beautifully composed film about the absolute dumbest people you’ll ever encounter on vacation.
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The Dangerous Yearning at Summer’s End
An ache that transcends time, geography and culture, destroying friendships, lives and 1000 year old vases
 • Doug Hesney and Cognitive Film Society
Catch Me If You Can, 2002 - ★★★★★
Give me a romantic like Frank Abagnale Jr over the Wolf of Wall Street any day.
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La Collectionneuse, 1967 - ★★★★½
Yearning is torturous, neurotic, egotistical and leaves a delicious and dangerous ache - that can destroy friendships, lives and 1000 year old vases.
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My Favorite Movie: Saturday Night Fever
The Cognitive Film Society's contributors, friends and guests on the films they love without apology. The first in a series.
 • Geoff Wolinetz and Cognitive Film Society

August 2026

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