Tag: Drama
The Life Ahead Is a Sweet Tale of Childhood Trauma and the Healing Power of Empathy
The plight of African migrants trying to reach the shores of Italy for a chance at a better life is well-documented. Often exiled or sometimes just left to float at sea in lieu of refuge, the long-term effects…
Read More »On The Rocks: Fathers Be Good to Your Daughters
They say that the first person of the opposite sex that we ever fall in love with is our opposite sex parent. The example they set and our relationship with them will determine our own romantic entanglements for…
Read More »Rebecca: On the Constraints of Devotion, the Past, and Class
“To love is to let go.” “You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” These phrases allude to the fact that part of making progress is freeing oneself from the burdens of the past. Life…
Read More »The Trial of the Chicago 7 Shows the Past is Prologue
Fragmented youthful leftists idealistically trying to create a world that may never be, dirty tactics from administration officials who we would later found out are more corrupt than the leftists they seek to destroy, a partisan judiciary, and…
Read More »The Forty-Year-Old Version of Balancing Expression and Compromise
“And if I’m not creatin art, am I committin a crime?” The tale of the struggling artist who reaches the precipice of success only to face the powers-that-be pressuring them into compromising their vision, putting the artist at…
Read More »The Devil All The Time Explores the Corrupting Side of Religion
Religion has long stood at the center of American life and culture, for better or worse depending on who you ask. For many individuals, religion has saved their lives and given them purpose. Once religion becomes intertwined with…
Read More »Tenet Reveals the Flaws in Christopher Nolan’s Filmmaking Style
Tenet already had many eyes upon its release, being the latest entry from legendary director Christopher Nolan and a big summer blockbuster. But as we are all aware, 2020 has been the year of curveballs and one was…
Read More »I’m Thinking of Ending Things is Surrealist Fever Dream
Our pasts often shape our present, creating either obstacles for us to overcome, or helping to create a clear vision of what we’d like to do or like to avoid. When entering into a relationship with a new…
Read More »The Personal History of David Copperfield Provides a Charming New Twist to an Age Old Tale
Providing new twists on old material can be both risky and a heavy lift. Fans of the material become used to one type of interpretation and can often become hostile to anything new. If creatives are able to…
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AFI Fest: Sound of Metal is an Empathetic Film on Accepting Life’s Challenges and Changes
Adjusting to unforeseen circumstances and tough situations is one of life’s most challenging aspects and something we all must face at one point or another. For those of you reading this film review that have experienced 2020 in…
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