Category: Drama
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Power Ballad: Charming and Creative
I love Paul Rudd and I love music so this was a film I was super motivated to watch. Between the story and the actors, I found this movie charming and creative after watching it. Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas are exceptionally good and the story is heartwarming. Power Ballad is a musical comedy drama…
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Pressure: Powerful and Dramatic
With this film, I knew from the cast that I wanted to see it, especially with Andrew Scott and Brendan Frasier. However, I’m also a student of history and I was curious how the film would portray one of the pivotal moments of World War II. The film is powerful and dramatic, presenting this moment…
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I Swear: Phenomenal Performance
I like stories and films about unusual people or circumstances. Getting the opportunity to watch this film about a very misunderstood condition of Tourette’s intrigued me. I was also interested in learning more about John Davidson. At the end of this film, not only did I understand a lot more about a condition I didn’t…
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A Magnificent Life: Fantastical Biography
I love independent films, especially those with animation. Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Marcel Pagnol but a good film doesn’t require prior knowledge to enjoy. In this case, I found the animation style whimsical, well designed and the film is a fantastical biography that taught me much about Marcel Pagnol, his life and kept…
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Reminders of Him: Romantic and Emotional
I love a good romance, in a book or a movie. When I saw the trailers for Reminders of Him, it looked like the kind of film I want to see. After watching the movie, I can say that I found it romantic and emotional, full of heartbreak but also hope with great acting. Reminders…
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The President’s Cake: Heartbreaking and Fierce
The President’s Cake is a film that I wasn’t sure what to expect. It is set in Iraq in the 1990’s and during the rule of Suddam Hussein. But I was hoping for an interesting movie. Not only did I find it interesting but I also found it heartbreaking and fierce with determination, with a…
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Midwinter Break: Superb Performances
Midwinter Break is a quiet understated film, one that a lot of people might miss and the type of film that I honestly love. When I saw the cast, Ciaran Hinds and Lesley Mannville, I knew I’d want to see it. It is a beautiful story about emotional connection with superb performances. Midwinter Break is…
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The Choral: Poignant and Powerful
I have a soft spot for historical films, add in music and singing, and this made The Choral one that I really wanted to see. With a cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, I had hope that the film would be interesting. After watching it, I found the movie poignant and powerful, full of quirky characters…
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Song Sung Blue: Joyful and Powerful
When I saw the trailers for Song Sung Blue, it looked interesting, especially because of Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. I expected exceptionally good musical performances, especially from Jackman but what I didn’t expect was the emotional roller coaster ride that the story gave us. The film is amazingly joyful and powerful despite the emotional…
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Hamnet: Breathtaking and Raw
I was excited about seeing Hamnet primarily because I love Shakespeare, both the tragedies and the comedies. This unique look at the origins of one of his greatest tragedies, Hamlet, was something I really wanted to see and coming out of the screening, I felt the film was breathtaking and raw, the performances some of…
