Tag: Drama

Call Me By Your Name Remembers First Love and Heartbreak

Call Me By Your Name takes us to Northern Italy in 1983 as Elio (‎Timothée Chalamet) spends the summer with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg) and mother (Amira Casar) as his father’s research assistant Oliver (Armie Hammer) comes to…

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Battle of the Sexes is Timely and Entertaining

“Times change. You should know, you just changed them.” Battle of the Sexes brings to life the lead up to one of the most watched sporting events of all-time, the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma…

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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Examines the Taboos that Have Always Been

“We are a fantasy but we have to live in reality. And in this world, in these lives, love does not matter.” Professor Marston and the Wonder Women introduces us to Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton…

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The Florida Project is Powerfully Topical, Cementing Director Sean Baker’s Greatness

“Look at you and your daughter. No wonder you’re in this situation” The Florida Project documents one summer at a cluster of budget motels in Orlando, FL. At the center of the film is Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), a…

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mother! is a work of art

mother! introduces us to married couple played by Jennifer Lawrence and writer/poet Javier Bardem whose relationship comes under increasing strain when a string of guests, invited and otherwise, arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. mother! is…

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Wind River is a Haunting Look at a Forgotten People

“Sometimes I get so mad I just wanna fight the whole world, you understand?” “Yeah, I do. But I fight the feeling. I figured the world would win.” In Wind River, US Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory…

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Mudbound Explores the Ties That Bind America

Mudbound follows two families, the Jacksons and the McAllans, one black one white, in the Mississippi Delta who farm on the same land. Two sons from each respective family return to the Delta after serving in World War…

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Good Time is Uniquely Unforgettable

Good Time follows Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) and his wild night on the streets of New York following a botched bank robbery that lands his mentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) in jail. Desperate to get Nick out,…

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Columbus Beautifully Examines the Pain of Dysfunctional Parenting

“You need to stop feeling bad.” “Yeah. So do you.” The son of a renowned architecture scholar Jin (John Cho) flies to Columbus, Indiana to be by his father’s side after he suddenly falls ill. While there, Jin…

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Detroit is an Unflinching Look at American Justice

“Past is prologue” In the midst of the tumultuous Detroit riots of 1967, reports of a sniper send Detroit PD, the Michigan State Police, and the National Guard to the Algiers Hotel in search of the shooter. After…

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