Tag: Drama
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Claire Foy brilliant in H IS FOR HAWK
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWhen their dad suddenly passes away, college professor Helen Macdonald (played by Claire Foy) goes through some old photo albums and is struck by images of them with falcons, parrots and hawks. In an attempt to keep their father’s memory alive, they decide to acquire a goshawk. After driving to Scotland to pick…
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Seyfried steals THE HOUSEMAID
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYMillie Calloway (played by Sydney Sweeney) desperately needs a job to help absolve her mysterious, troubled past. That search leads her to the house of Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried) who’s looking for a live-in housekeeper to keep up with her husband Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) and daughter Cecelia (Indiana Elle, in her feature film…
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IS THIS THING ON? a raw look at marriage, divorce
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYAfter many years married to each other, Alex (played by Will Arnett) and Tess Novak (Laura Dern) have decided to split up. As to not disrupt their traditional get togethers, they’ve managed to keep it from their closest friends but the time has come to go their seperate ways. Tess, a former Olympic…
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JAY KELLY packs an emotional, reflective punch
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYThrough the death of a mentor, highly decorated and universally-adored actor Jay Kelly (played by George Clooney) starts to wonder if his career in Hollywood was worth missing out on his kids’ lives. Meanwhile, his youngest daughter, Daisy (Grace Edwards), is heading to Europe with some friends before she starts college and her…
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Dwayne Johnson at his best in THE SMASHING MACHINE
For almost two decades, Johnson has basically played himself in movies. But, in THE SMASHING MACHINE, he has control, depth and a more diverse acting range than anything he’s shown before.
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Wrestling fans will love QUEEN OF THE RING
Before she became a pioneer in professional wrestling, Mildred Burke (played by Emily Bett Rickards), is a small town single mom who falls in love with the sport after going to a match. Bucking the gender trends of the 1930’s and 1940’s, Burke refuses to give up on her dream of performing in the ring…
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Prepare to hold your breath throughout LAST BREATH
Soon-to-retire bellman Duncan Allcock (played by Woody Harrelson) is leading his last deep sea dive in order to fix a gas line more than 300 feet below the ocean’s surface. When a violent storm comes in, veteran saturation diver Dave (Simu Liu) and unseasoned saturation diver Chris (Finn Cole) run into trouble during their mission.…
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THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is about more than autism
A young, ambitious medical salesman named Scott (played by Zachary Levi) gets a young store clerk, Teresa (Meghann Fahy) pregnant before he knows her last name. They decide to stay together and build a life with one another. Along comes a baby boy, Austin (Jacob Laval), who is diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as…
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AMBER ALERT is the perfect horror movie for parents
With a late September release date, AMBER ALERT is a perfect Halloween movie for parents everywhere because the sympathetic horror is undeniable.
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1992 is not to be missed
Director Ariel Vromen and writer Sascha Penn managed to ink a compelling story while successfully navigating the delicate subject of race relations.
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