Jessica Jones Season 2
She’s a woman so compelling that I can’t look away, even when she’s at her self-destructive best.
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Tag Archives: Drama
Annihilation
If anything, this movie feels like a directorial debut. I’m completely mystified how Garland screwed this one up.
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Love and Time Travel
The majority of this twisting, charming, and heartfelt journey is an enjoyable one.
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Steins;Gate the Movie: Load Region of Déjà vu
Here, the story comes back for a third helping, and the time spent in the world is worthwhile.
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The Beguiled
Suffice to say that The Beguiled is a nifty little tale that isn’t quite a thriller, isn’t quite a wartime drama and isn’t quite an historical romance.
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Colossal
Colossal is a wonderfully unexpected night out at the cinema. But I wonder if it needs a trigger warning.
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Jasper Jones
Racism and sexism lurk around the edges of the interpersonal drama, though there isn’t anything particularly nuanced about the depiction.
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Hidden Figures
The packaging may be rather generic – this is a period drama about social justice, with all the dramatic beats you’d expect – but the writing is wonderfully nuanced.
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Lion
Simple without being simplistic, the story presents us with no villains; the drama here is about people killing each other with kindness.
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La La Land
Stone plays an aspiring actress, Gosling plays an aspiring jazz musician. Together, they’re mourning the death of their art.
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