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Category: Drama
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After the Hunt: Complex Performances
After the Hunt was intriguing to me. I liked the cast and was interested in the story as described in the synopsis. What I found after watching the movie was complex performances with complicated characters, some of which were difficult to like and a film that left me with mixed emotions. After the Hunt is…
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Kiss of the Spider Woman: Emotional Performances
I was intrigued by the cast in this film. I admit I haven’t watched the original film but have liked Diego Luna in his other performances. Jennifer Lopez was also intriguing. After watching the film, I found the film complex, the themes of love and death enthralling and the actors gave emotional performances. Kiss of…
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Anemone: Intense Performances
If you’re a fan of Daniel Day-Lewis, I am sure you are intrigued by his return to the big screen. In Anenome, a film in which the actor collaborates with his son, Ronan, the actor comes back to the screen with the intense style in which he is known for. In fact, the film has…
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Eleanor the Great: Moving Story
I’ve liked June Squibb since I saw her first film so I was excited about her next project. The fact that Scarlett Johansson’s directed made me even more intrigued. After watching the film, I found it a beautiful moving story of grief and unlikely friendship with compelling performances from June Squibb and the rest of…
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale: Touching Conclusion
Since watching the previous film, I’ve grown to truly love the Downton Abbey series. So when the chance to see these wonderful characters one more time arose, I was quick to go see the screening. While the storyline is fairly straightforward, I loved getting to see the familiar faces again. The storyline was intriguing and…
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East of Wall: Authentic and Gritty
East of Wall intrigued me because of the story of Tabatha Zimiga and her family. The film stars Tabatha Zimiga as herself and Portia Zimiga playing herself as well. Given that it’s unusual for the subject of a film to play themselves, I wondered how that would impact the story and the acting. Rather than…
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Oh, Hi: Odd Dark Comedy
Billed as a romantic comedy, Oh, Hi was a film I was intensely curious about. The bits I’d seen looked funny and there were a couple of the actors that I really like. What baffled me after watching is that it is far more of an odd dark comedy than a romantic comedy. While far…
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: Emotional Performances
“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” is a film told from the perspective of an eight year old child, Bobo and her understanding of the 1980 war for independence in Zimbabwe. In watching, it was easy to see how Bobo attempts to navigate the circumstances of her life and her understanding of race and…
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On Swift Horses: Emotionally Compelling
From what I read about the film, I thought the story sounded interesting. And a film about secrets always implicitly promises a certain amount of drama. What On Swift Horses brings is an emotionally compelling plot where there are no easy solutions for the characters, characters that are dynamic together, and all about being true…
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The Penguin Lessons: Lesson in Artful Delivery
When I read the synopsis for The Penguin Lessons, I was very interested in seeing the film. The movie looked like it would be a fantastic comedy. In that regard, I was both correct and incorrect. It is endearingly funny but it is also full of lessons about fascism and responsibility. It is underpinned with…
