A bitter -but no less astute- observation of a family in crisis.
Category: Drama
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) – Movie Review
A jumbled mess of cliches and melodrama, painted only in the broadest of strokes.
The Life Ahead (2020) – Movie Review
Although not groundbreaking, The Life Ahead is a thoughtful drama, with a powerful and dignified performance by Sophia Loren.
Summer of 85 (Été 85) (2020) – Movie Review
François Ozon combines summer romance, teenage love story and coming of age in this beautiful film.
Rebecca (2020) – Movie Review
Someone, somewhere, might have done something different or interesting with an adaptation of Rebecca, but Netflix seemed to only want an HD remaster.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – Movie Review
Pure Sorkin, for better and for worse, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a solid, old-fashioned courtroom drama.
Lingua Franca (2020) – Movie Review
A delicate, if at times cold, character-driven tale of hardship and acceptance.
The Surrogate (2020) – Movie Review
A rich, deep intellectual exercise, The Surrogate explores questions with no easy answers, and clocking in at a brisk 90 minutes, it doesn’t belabor its points or overstay its welcome.
The Boys in the Band (2020) – Movie Review
There’s something here for you if you love dialogue-heavy dramas, but this play doesn’t quite click.
Babyteeth (2020) – Movie Review
Babyteeth is messy, it does not tie loose ends, and it is not concerned with finding silver linings under its dark clouds. But there is compelling drama in that.
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