All posts tagged "Drama"
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THE BOOKSHOP – Review
At first glance, THE BOOKSTORE might look to some audiences like CHOCOLAT with books instead of chocolates, but...
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THE CAKEMAKER – Review
Israeli writer/director Ophir Raul Graizer crafts a brilliant, moving drama that touches on identity, secrets, loneliness, sexuality and...
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PUZZLE – Review
Competitive jigsaw puzzle solving does not sound exciting but the surprisingly engrossing PUZZLE is more about a woman...
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EIGHTH GRADE – Review
Writer/director Bo Burnham’s EIGHTH GRADE is a remarkably true and honest portrait of a 13-year-old girl’s journey through...
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BEAST – Review
BEAST is a gripping, suspenseful film that mixes forbidden love, rebellion and murder, set on the English Channel...
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ON CHESIL BEACH – Review
Both romantic and searing, ON CHESIL BEACH stars Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle as a couple...
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LITTLE PINK HOUSE – Review
A pink house is not for everyone but it was just right for Susette Kelo, especially with a...
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FLOWER – Review
Director Max Winkler takes the “troubled teen” concept of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and refreshes it by casting...
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FOXTROT (2017) – Review
Despite the title of this film’s association with the dance world, its subject is not the stuff of...
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OH LUCY – Review
Director Atsuko Hirayanagi makes a strong feature film debut with OH LUCY, a Japanese comedy/drama with a darker,...
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LOVELESS – Review
The title of director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film LOVELESS sums up the world that twelve-year old Alyosha (or Alexey...
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A FANTASTIC WOMAN – Review
Chilean director Sebastian Lelio’s A FANTASTIC WOMAN is indeed a fantastic film, with a fantastic performance by its...
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FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL – Review
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL is based on Peter Turner’s memoir of the same name, about his...
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THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN – Review
THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN has a classic Western story but with a different twist: this time the...
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THE INSULT – Review
A personal dispute between two men in Beirut, one Christian Lebanese and the other Palestinian, escalates into...
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GOD’S OWN COUNTRY – Review
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY is award-winning British independent film, a romantic drama set in a windswept rural...
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PHANTOM THREAD – Review
PHANTOM THREAD is a beautiful, seductive drama set in the rarefied world of high fashion in 1950s Britain....
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DARKEST HOUR – Review
Gary Oldman gives an amazing performance as Winston Churchill in director Joe Wright DARKEST HOUR, a riveting drama...
