Tag: Drama
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The Promise Review
Much like Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, The Promise works as a period epic and falls short as a love story. Read More >
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The Zookeeper’s Wife Review
You would think, given the narrative, that suspense would be a prevalent sensation within this movie, and yet the film comes devoid of any real tension. Read More >
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Mad to be Normal Review
Though an interesting narrative, with a fascinating character at the heart of it, the film struggles to transcend the usual biopic fodder. Read More >
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Viceroy’s House Review
An interesting picture too that should provide a new, alternative argument into the partition debate. Read More >
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Hidden Figures Review
Hidden Figures may well abide frustratingly to convention, as a film that could be described, affectionately, as pure Oscar fodder – but there’s a distinctive charm to this piece. Read More >
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The Founder Review
The angle of this film – that the protagonist is a self-serving opportunist who will walk over whoever he needs to, just to make some quick cash – takes too long to establish. Read More >
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John Lee Hancock “disappointed” by Michael Keaton’s awards snubs
Michael Keaton’s performance deserved for more says his director… It has been another crowded marketplace over the festive period and through the new year with a slew of blockbusters interspersed with the usual array of Oscar hopefuls who began their long run into the awards season. But with so much product in a short space of… Read More >
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The Green-Light | Why Jackie is a great biopic – but not a great film
Larraín’s films typically make certain that the medium is the message – but here, it’s an ethos that gets tangled in the telling. Read More >
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Bryan Cranston’s unique role in James Franco’s The Masterpiece
Of all the exciting films coming our way through the new year, one project is as exciting as you can get for many film fans: James Franco’s The Masterpiece. Based on the book The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, the film tells the behind-the-scenes story behind one of modern cinema’s biggest cult… Read More >
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