drama

LES NÔTRES: Girlhood, Interrupted
LES NÔTRES: Girlhood, Interrupted

Starring the remarkable young actor Émilie Bierre, Les Nôtres reminds us that the darkest and most deeply hidden of our secrets will always find a way out.

THE WANTING MARE: A Visionary Debut
THE WANTING MARE: A Visionary Debut

For its high-concept presentation, The Wanting Mare is not a very demanding picture but more of an invitation to a unique passion.

ABOUT A BOY Community for a Post-Pandemic World
ABOUT A BOY: Community for a Post-Pandemic World

Looking back on Chris and Paul Weitz’s 2002 comedy About a Boy, one can’t help but find a perfect pandemic watch.

FEEL GOOD Season 2: A Shot Of Trauma With A Chaser Of Comedy
FEEL GOOD Season 2: A Shot Of Trauma With A Chaser Of Comedy

Astonishingly, Feel Good Season 2 gets darker and more uncomfortable without abandoning its humorous reprieves.

WE ALL THINK WE'RE SPECIAL: Addiction Drama Is Appropriately Bleak & Direct
WE ALL THINK WE’RE SPECIAL: Addiction Drama Is Appropriately Bleak & Direct

Kirby Voss’ We All Think We’re Special is an intensely authentic and palpably distressing drama about the pains of addiction.

Queerly Ever After #53: FAIR HAVEN (2016)
Queerly Ever After #53: FAIR HAVEN (2016)

In the latest installment of Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2016’s Fair Haven, a well-acted conversion therapy drama.

TOVE Meet the Mind Behind the Moomins
TOVE: Meet the Mind Behind the Moomins

Directed by Zaida Bergroth, Tove allows the brilliant artist and author behind the Moomins to finally take center stage herself.

THE COUNTY A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers
THE COUNTY: A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers

Grímur Hákonarson’s The County follows an Icelandic widowed farmer as she fights beauracratic corruption and injustice.

LISEY'S STORY: Love, Loss & And The Power Of Imagination
LISEY’S STORY: Love, Loss & The Power Of Imagination

Lisey’s Story is a miniseries of magic, both in what it explores universally, but also what it generates internally.

THERE IS NO EVIL: A Mesmerizing And Slow Burning Ethics Thriller
THERE IS NO EVIL: A Mesmerizing And Slow Burning Ethics Thriller

Mohammad Rasoulof’s There is No Evil is an excellent and riveting drama with a few divets holding it from perfection.

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Barry Jenkins' Epic & Ambitious Miniseries Is Firing On All Cylinders
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Barry Jenkins’ Epic & Ambitious Miniseries Is Firing On All Cylinders

The Underground Railroad is so much different than anything Jenkins has ever worked on before; it’s grander and more ambitious, it plays with magical realism to a brilliant result

DRUNK BUS: Takes You Where You Want To Go
DRUNK BUS: Takes You Where You Want To Go

John Calucci and Brandon LaGanke’s 2020 comedy Drunk Bus is unconventional, funny, and poignant from start to finish.

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW: An Entertaining But Mediocre Take On An Old Classic
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW: An Entertaining But Mediocre Take On An Old Classic

In a transformative paranoia and confined space, The Woman in the Window may not be the best remake of a classic tale, but it is far from the worst.

Horrific Inquiry: ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
Horrific Inquiry: ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)

From witches to Satan, Rosemary’s Baby has it all, and while it may not have aged as well as hoped, it is still a classic film that still influences.

WALKAWAY JOE A Charming Coming-of-Age Pool Hall Drama
WALKAWAY JOE: A Charming Coming-of-Age Pool Hall Drama

Walkaway Joe seems like little more than a run-of-the-mill kitchen sink drama with a nine-ball angle. But Wright’s film is remarkably poignant.