Tag: Drama
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Hawke stellar in THE WEIGHT
This film transports the audience to The Great Depression and is a riveting story with relatable characters. That’s all great but Ethan Hawke is the feather in THE WEIGHT’s cap.
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McConaughey stellar, LookingGlass a discovery in AMZIAH KING
McConaughey should be applauded for his strong return, LookingGlass should be applauded for bursting onto the scene with an unforgettable performance and Patterson should be applauded for sticking to his vision.
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THE ODYSSEY is everything filmmaking should be
The grand scale, the epic stories, the deep characters, the large sweeping (real) landscapes. This is why we go to the movies.
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COUTURE a must-watch for cancer patients/survivors
The side characters have something to say too but they’re so severely overshadowed that they become obstacles in the way of what you’re there to experience.
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GIRLS LIKE GIRLS stellar example of coming-of-age genre, relationships
From social awkwardness to grief to vulnerability to abandonment to falling in love to heartbreak, da Costa nails it, regardless of the emotion the character calls for.
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TWO PROSECUTORS packed with power
Having filmed his scenes when he was 79 years old, the acting ability exhibited here makes you wish Filippenko had been discovered by American audiences decades ago.
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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…
