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Tag: Drama

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Land of Mine (2015)

In May, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered, thus ending the European conflict of World War II. Denmark, one of the many countries … More

Cine, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, History, movie, Review, Reviews, Theatre, Thriller, War

The Childhood of a Leader (2015)

This stunning debut in auteurist filmmaking by actor-turned-director Brady Corbet is a snapshot in the life of a 10-year-old boy whose father is an American … More

Art, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, movie, Mystery, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Writing

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Cary Fukunaga’s war drama Beasts of No Nation is an outstanding contribution to cinema. Absorption of the film’s devastating content … More

Art, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, War, Writing

Red White & Blue (2010)

Drama; thriller; horror. Simon Rumley’s challenging and disturbing Red White & Blue morphs slowly from one genre to another, building … More

Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, Horror, movie, Opinion, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Thriller

The Selfish Giant (2013)

Beauty can be painfully raw and hopeless … in the hands of the right writer/director. Clio Barnard has put together … More

Art, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, life, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Writing
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2013 Locke

Locke (2013)

Depending on the culture of your country and the management of your local cinema, intermissions are either the accepted norm or an … More

Cinema, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, movie, Opinion, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Writing
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2007 Zodiac

Zodiac (2007)

There are very few films I can watch again and again. Se7en is one of them. Zodiac is another. I love … More

Cinema, Crime, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, movie, Mystery, Review, Reviews, Theater, Thriller
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2010 The Silence

The Silence (2010)

This excellent police procedural thriller from Germany assembles a group of fully fleshed-out and highly interesting characters, and drops them into … More

Cinema, Crime, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, life, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Thriller
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 1990 Jacob's Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Somehow, for me, Jacob’s Ladder has always gone hand-in-hand with Angel Heart (1987). Maybe director Adrian Lyne and writer Bruce Joel Rubin were … More

Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, Horror, movie, Mystery, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Thriller
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2012 Django Unchained

Django Unchained (2012)

Is there any limit to the fun you can have watching a movie! Quentin Tarantino keeps banging out hit after … More

Adventure, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Western, Writing
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2009 Enter The Void

After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

We have already reviewed my all-time favourite noir, The Grifters (1990), the film adaptation of Jim Thompson’s 1963 novel. Thompson’s … More

Cinema, Crime, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Film-Noir, Films, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre, Thriller
Original Large Theatrical Movie Poster Art Cinema Film 2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

This is an extraordinary film based on the extraordinary memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, well-known in France as a journalist, author, and … More

Biography, Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Films, Jean-Dominique Bauby, life, movie, Review, Reviews, Theater, Theatre

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