Quietly, slowly, Portrait of a Lady on Fire paints a lavish picture of love and friendship, as intellectual as it is passionate.
Category: Drama
Someone, Somewhere (Deux Moi) (2019) – Movie Review
Deux Moi is a tender exploration of mental health and loneliness, a story that stays away from melodrama in favor of nuance.
Blue Jay (2016) – Movie Review
With Blue Jay, which is now on Netflix, director Alex Lehmann and writer Mark Duplass (who also stars) have achieved exactly that, which is to stumble upon something true, something that speaks to a reality of life, and to capture it in a beautiful, heartfelt movie.
The Kitchen (2019) – Movie Review
The Kitchen has a trio of charismatic protagonists, but this falls short of making up for a story that puts shock value over nuance.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
If you go in looking for the same high-octane action as in his other films, you’re not going to get what you expect, but Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is still pure Tarantino.
Wild Rose (2019)
“It’s three chords and the truth”, Rose-Lynn says about country, quoting Harlan Howard; too often we think of it as obsessed with blue jeans and pickup trucks, but through Rose-Lynn’s eyes we see that there’s true art beyond that, a soulful longing that doesn’t care if you’re wearing cowboy boots… or if you’re from Scotland.
The Hate U Give (2018)
As played by Stenberg, Starr is a compelling protagonist, wounded but strong, grappling with her fear but also with a burning need to speak the truth.
Genesis (2019) – Movie Review
Genesis is flawed, but it offers a fantastic performance by Théodore Pellerin, images of touching beauty, and québecois.
Vita & Virginia (2019) – Movie Review
Even though it seems to run out of steam sometimes, Vita & Virginia is still a touching, if dispassionate, love story that does right by its subjects.
Capharnaum (2018)
It will break your heart to watch Capharnaum, but you should give yourself to it and go on its journey. Under the hardships it portrays, there is a lifeline of hope and an overwhelming thirst for justice.
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