Tag: Drama
The Audacity of Marty Supreme
Following the release of his brother Benny’s film The Smashing Machine earlier this year, the other half of the Safdie Brothers directing duo Josh Safdie is finally releasing his first solo directorial effort; one that has featured a…
Read More »The Secret Agent Deftly Depicts Quiet Strength in the Midst of Chaos (Middleburg Film Festival)
We are currently in an era of films seeking to explore the global rise in authoritarianism and the way in which our society is responding to the moment. The uptick in this style of storytelling makes cutting through…
Read More »If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You follows Linda (Rose Byrne) during a particularly trying time in her life as she tries to navigate her daughter’s mysterious illness and the absence of her husband as his work pulls…
Read More »Hamnet’s Powerful Performances Balance Out a Light Narrative (Middleburg Film Festival)
Director Chloe Zhao returns to the big screen with a tale of love and loss. Hamnet tells the tale of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his early life with his wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley). After getting married and…
Read More »Sentimental Value Lives By Its Actors Empathetic Performances (Middleburg Film Festival)
2021’s The Worst Person in the World was a critical darling upon its release and announced writer/director Joachim Trier and actress Renate Reinsve as two talents on the rise in the film world. Their followup film has finally…
Read More »Jay Kelly Entertains but Is Forgettable (Middleburg Film Festival)
George Clooney. Adam Sandler. Laura Dern. Noah Baumbach. Jay Kelly is a star studded production from Netflix with decent hype leading up to its release. Jay Kelly (Clooney) is a world famous movie legend who is high in…
Read More »Rental Family: Uncomfortable Lies Exchanged For Comfortable Truths (Middleburg Film Festival)
After 2022’s “Brenaissance” that saw the actor make a triumphant return to Hollywood with his Academy Award winning turn in The Whale, Brendan Fraser hits the big screen for his first starring role since bringing home the Oscar….
Read More »Left-Handed Girl: A Slice of Alice Character Study with a Twist (Middleburg Film Festival)
Fresh off of his stellar Oscar winning run last year for Anora, Sean Baker’s first foray back into theaters is as a co-writer and producer of a Taiwanese film by director/writer Shih-Ching Tsou. Left-Handed Girl tracks the lives…
Read More »Train Dreams: Life Goes On (Middleburg Film Festival)
Train Dreams follows Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger who works the forests of the Pacific Northwest, helping to create a new world at the turn of the 20th century. They say that life must, and always does, go…
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The Testament of Ann Lee is an Amanda Seyfried Showcase…but Not Much Else
There has been much buzz this fall leading up to the release of the latest film starring Amanda Seyfried and her possible awards worthy performance. The Testament of Ann Lee follows the rise of the founder of the…
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