Tag: Drama
Concrete Cowboy Mixes Authentic Social Commentary with Family Drama (Middleburg Film Festival)
Cultural identity is an integral part of the human experience which makes its preservation for cultures that find themselves under threat of shrinking or eradication often the subject of much concern. In our modern world, it often takes…
Read More »Zack Snyder’s Justice League: A Peek at What Was and What Could Have Been
The circumstances surrounding the saga of director Zack Snyder’s fabled cut of 2017’s Justice League are unprecedented in Hollywood history. After experiencing the tragedy of losing a child, Snyder opted to leave to tend to his family after…
Read More »Land Has Its Moments Visually, but Fails to Stick With You (Sundance Film Festival)
Robin Wright is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood and the star of some of the most beloved films in the history of cinema. Thus, her debut behind the camera is a director has been an…
Read More »The Father Underscores the Far-Reaching Pain of Elderly Mental Decline
Losing a family member is one of the worst pains imaginable. Losing them slowly as their cognitive abilities decline while they physically remain is an entirely different experience that hurts all the same. An adaptation of a stage…
Read More »Judas and the Black Messiah Examines the Weight of Struggle
“A badge is scarier than a gun. Any n—– in the streets can get a gun. A badge it’s like you got the whole damn army behind you.” The history of American leftist activism is rife with subterfuge…
Read More »Malcolm & Marie: On Relationships, Personal and Professional
No one ever said love is easy. In the latest film from director Sam Levinson, we follow a couple in Hollywood who learns this the hard way during one late night at home. Malcolm (John David Washington), a…
Read More »The Little Things is Psychological Thriller Comfort Food
There is certainly comfort in the familiar. Returning to things that are sure to satisfy can be more pleasurable than taking a chance on something new. In cinema, where is the line between a film being derivative and…
Read More »Run Thrillingly, but Predictably, Examines Love and Its Complications
Nothing is stronger than the bond between mother and child, with the love of a matriarch being perhaps the most pure of all the types of love that exist. While a mother’s love is irreplaceable, at times, her…
Read More »Black Bear is a Mindtrip That is While Hard to Understand Remains Interesting
Jealousy an oft-talked about yet overlooked aspect of the human condition. The appropriateness of feeling envious of another or protective over one’s partner can be a hot topic when discussing relationships, but jealousy as a natural part of…
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Monster’s Incredible Cast Can’t Elevate Story We’ve Seen Before
The issue of how American society paints black people as being pathological, as trouble waiting to happen, has been at the forefront for nearly a decade now. Just moments after a Florida jury set George Zimmerman free in…
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