Queer revenge thriller Femme slays | review
After a homophobic attack, a gay man sets out for revenge on his assailant when he discovers he is closeted in Femme Continue reading Queer revenge thriller Femme slays | review
Category: Drama
Nothing makes you feel something like a good drama. Cry your way through these intriguing drama movies!
‘Armageddon Time’ reckons with a pre-Reagan childhood | movie review
Director James Gray analyzes his own family in his autobiographical drama Armageddon Time, set during his childhood in a pre-Reagan New York City Continue reading ‘Armageddon Time’ reckons with a pre-Reagan childhood | movie review
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ needed another wish | Cannes movie review
Tilda Swinton plays an academic who frees a Djinn (Idris Elba) from centuries-long imprisonment and is granted three wishes in Three Thousand Years of Longing. Continue reading ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ needed another wish | Cannes movie review
‘Broker’ is a misfit family road trip | Cannes movie review
Hirokazu Kore-eda follows a group of misfits that form a would-be family as they trek across Korea to sell a recently “abandoned” baby in Broker Continue reading ‘Broker’ is a misfit family road trip | Cannes movie review
Spotlight is a masterclass in storytelling | review
Refreshingly realistic, superbly acted, and top-notch direction, Spotlight proves to be one of the best movies of the year Powered by JustWatch About thirty minutes into Spotlight, Boston Globe reporters Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo) speak to two of the victims of abuse at the hand of Catholic priests belonging to…
‘How to Have Sex’ is the best movie of the year | movie review
How to Have Sex follows a trio of friends on a drunken debauched island holiday that leads to trouble Continue reading ‘How to Have Sex’ is the best movie of the year | movie review
‘Perfect Days’ is day-in-the-life bliss | review
A Tokyo toilet cleaner enjoys his routine-driven simple life. But unexpected detours force him to face what is simple and what is safe. Continue reading ‘Perfect Days’ is day-in-the-life bliss | review
‘Past Lives’ and an uncertain future | review and analysis
Spanning decades, Past Lives follows childhood crushes Na Young and Hae Sung who reconnect at various points in life Continue reading ‘Past Lives’ and an uncertain future | review and analysis
‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis
Aftersun follows the childhood memory of a girl on vacation with her father to the Turkish coast. But where there’s sun there is also shadow. Continue reading ‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis
‘Origin’ traverses time to investigate the roots of oppression | review
Origin follows an author’s pursuit of the roots of oppression against the backdrop of her own personal struggles Continue reading ‘Origin’ traverses time to investigate the roots of oppression | review