drama

Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020
Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020

Kontroll may be subterranea, but it should remind us to keep close watch over the politics of our own transition now.

"I Just Love A Good Story." Interview with John Hawkes for END OF SENTENCE
“I Just Love A Good Story.” Interview With John Hawkes, Star Of END OF SENTENCE

We spoke with actor John Hawkes about his recent film End of Sentence, how he approaches new opportunities, and even what he’s been reading lately.

THIS TEACHER: A Lesson On How To Make A Great Character
THIS TEACHER: A Lesson On How To Make A Great Character

This Teacher isn’t a commercial film in its treatment of character, theme and aesthetic. But it’s one that deserves a mainstream audience.

The Politician Season Two
THE POLITICIAN SEASON 2: A New Election Sparks An Evolution

The performances, writing, direction, and overall energy remain superb, further showing a series that is as confident as it is bold.

SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER: Scrabble Drama Gets Low Word Score
SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER: Scrabble Drama Gets Low Word Score

Featuring a strong performance by Bill Nighy and not a whole lot else, there isn’t much in Sometimes Always Never to make this film stand out.

WASP NETWORK: All Dressed UP With Nowhere To Go
WASP NETWORK: All Dressed UP With Nowhere To Go

This slick spy story has too many tricks up its sleeve, leading more to confusion than thrills.

RETROCAUSALITY: A Thought Experiment On Love And Loss
RETROCAUSALITY: A Thought Experiment On Love And Loss

Retrocausality has a lot of pieces that could make both an interesting and philosophical character study but it is not executed well.

BILLIONS (S5E7) "The Limitless Sh*t": This Is Scarface Drug, Not Limitless
BILLIONS (S5E7) “The Limitless Sh*t”: This Is Scarface Drug, Not Limitless

As an ending to the first batch of the season, the episode gives us exactly what we want: explosive anticipation of Bobby and Mike’s war.

Liberte
LIBERTÉ: Grotesquely Arousing, But Mostly Grotesque

Liberté is sexual, it’s arousing in respects, it’s taboo in many instances, but overall, it is grotesque and repulsive.

THE BLUE ANGEL at 90 and the Iconography of Marlene Dietrich
THE BLUE ANGEL at 90 and the Iconography of Marlene Dietrich

With just her voice and her eyes, Marlene Dietrich lays bare Lola’s body and heart in The Blue Angel – and we fall under her spell.

SPRING NIGHT, SUMMER NIGHT: A Rediscovered Work of American Neorealism
SPRING NIGHT, SUMMER NIGHT: A Rediscovered Work of American Neorealism

Spring Night, Summer Night serves as a remarkable example of why funding the preservation, restoration, and release of older films is so important.

THE HANDMAIDEN: A Better Type Of Historical Fiction
The Realism of THE HANDMAIDEN: A Better Type Of Historical Fiction

Audiences are well-endowed with a suspension of disbelief, and we deserve nostalgic, beautiful, happy stories Like The Handmaiden.

QUIZ Miniseries: A Gripping Retelling Of The Infamous British Gameshow Scandal
QUIZ Miniseries: A Gripping Retelling Of The Infamous British Gameshow Scandal

Quiz may not be historically accurate, but by maintaining its ambiguity, Quiz manages to achieve something bigger.

I'M NO LONGER HERE: Heart Over Craft
I’M NO LONGER HERE: Heart Over Craft

I’m No Longer Here allows the heart to overpower technique, and resulting in a heart-warming tale of cultural identity and the lack of it.

AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love
AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love

Boaz Yakin’s Aviva is an experience not just in the crafting of relationships, but what goes on behind the scenes.