Category: Drama
‘I Love You More’ Film Review: A Desperate Teen Melodrama
Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager in love is the hardest of all. The Albanian gay coming-of-age character study, “I Love You More” is a personal film for its writer/director Erblin Nushi, as the mother character is based
‘Fitting In’ Film Review: A Fresh and Honest Look at Teen Life
Gender identity, budding sexuality, and acceptance are handled with humor and a natural directness in writer/director Molly McGlynn’s engaging new film. With “Fitting In”, McGlynn has crafted a fresh and honest look at the life of a teenage girl, whose
‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ Film Review: A Moving Human Drama
In “Sometimes I Think About Dying“, Daisy Ridley’s Fran exists, but she doesn’t feel like her life is going how other human beings seem to live. For Fran, what it means to truly exist is questionable. Adapted from a 2019
‘The Zone of Interest’ Film Review: Serious Subject Gets Lost in Style
Receiving a wider release this week, Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” has officially entered the cinematic arena of the Holocaust picture. Walking a not-so-fine line of pretentiousness and examination of a tragic time in world history, the film takes
‘Ferrari’ Film Review: Driver and Cruz Rise Above a Lackluster Film
“Ferrari” is one of Michael Mann’s dream projects. Ever since screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin’s adaptation of Brock Yates 1991 Ferrari biography fell into his hands, the filmmaker has been trying to bring the story to the screen. For over twenty
‘Merry Good Enough’ Film Review: A Tender Holiday Dramedy
It is tough to create a modern Christmas-themed movie that overcomes the endless cliches where hardened hearts learn to appreciate the happiness that comes during this time of year. Even more difficult is capturing the feel of the holiday season
‘Poor Things’ Film Review: A Wickedly Absurdist Cinematic Gumbo
Yorgos Lanthimos is a blunt and studied filmmaker who takes the craft seriously, using what he learned from watching filmmakers such as Buñuel, Suzuki, and Peter Greenway to create his own signature style. Lanthimos’s pictures can be tales of crushingly
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Film review: A Supreme Spectacle of Monster Movie Excellence
All hail Yamazaki Takashi! The writer/director understands the essence of the Godzilla pictures, recognizing how the best of them were always more than just kaiju carnage. Set in the aftermath of World War II, and having something potent to say
‘Eileen’ Film review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway make an Intense Screen Pairing
Thomasin McKenzie is an actress who gets better and better with each new film. William Oldroyd’s “Eileen” continues her streak of great performances, as the always interesting young actress gets one of her meatiest roles yet. McKenzie plays the reserved
‘Napoleon’ Film Review: Old School Epic in the Grand Tradition
The time when the major studios would throw millions at historical epics to cover their production and advertising costs have all but gone the way of the samurai. Today, it is the rare filmmaker who can command the trust of