All posts tagged "Drama"
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GRADUATION – Review
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu grabbed international attention and the Palme d’Or with his 2007 pregnancy drama FOUR MONTHS,...
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CEZANNE ET MOI – Review
The French film CEZANNE ET MOI (“Cezanne and I”) focuses on the real life-long, if sometimes stormy, friendship...
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TOMMY’S HONOUR – Review
TOMMY’S HONOUR focuses on the mid-19th century founding of modern golf by a Scottish father and son, but...
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FRANTZ – Review
The French drama FRANTZ is film about secrets, lies, mourning and the aftermath of World War I rather...
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THE SENSE OF AN ENDING – Review
Memory is a funny thing. One can feel so certain of one’s own memories that it is jarring...
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A UNITED KINGDOM – Review
A UNITED KINGDOM is one of those movies where one is compelled to say “based on a true...
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NERUDA – Review
Pablo Larrain gained attention with American audiences with his stunning drama JACKIE, about Jackie Kennedy immediately after the...
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THE SALESMAN – Review
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who helmed the searing drama A SEPARATION, delivers another moving film that is both...
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JACKIE – Review
JACKIE focuses on First Lady Jackie Kennedy in the days following the assassination of John F. Kennedy....
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LOVING – Review
LOVING is wonderful, warmly romantic drama about the couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, whose Supreme Court case...
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CHRISTINE – Review
In CHRISTINE, Rebecca Hall gives a gripping performance as Christine Chubbuck, an ambitious 29-year-old TV reporter under...
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UNCLE NICK – The Review
I’m not sure what your holiday traditions are, but in my family, it’s not Christmas until you’ve watched...
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THE WANNABE – The Review
It’s rare that I find myself questioning the judgement of Martin Scorsese, but after having seen THE WANNABE,...
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SHELTER (2014) – The Review
What does it mean to be home? A building with four walls and a roof? A place to...
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DOOMSDAYS (2013) – The Review
DOOMSDAYS is not another big budget, effects laden, apocalyptic blockbuster about the end of days. This is the...
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CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA – The Review
The “metacinema” is a small but ever-present category of films that span all genres, typically are of a...
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BLACK SOULS – The Review
Like many genre films, the category of mafia films is often branded with certain expectations. Granted, not all...
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CHEF (2014) – The Blu Review
The Movie on its own merit… There are some experiences that, while not life changing, are life reaffirming...
