drama
Threnody(s) gave us a moment to breathe in what has so far been a fast-paced season. It also brought the deaths of two long-lasting characters.
Flicker Alley’s new two-disc Blu-ray release of The Bolshevik Trilogy is a quality set that provides an ample education on the art of film and the act of rebellion.
I Still Believe’s Melissa is the manic Christian dream girl who tempts lovestruck men toward salvation.
By tackling an issue that the real world is facing right now, Westworld season three becomes even more exciting and relevant.
Gavin Michael Booth faultlessly achieves the split-screen/single-take technique, while also exploring the matter of suicide with unadorned honesty.
Altered Carbon season 2 may not be exactly what season 1 seemed to promise, but in many ways, that’s a good thing.
In Part 2 of The Plot Against America, David Simon and Ed Burns expertly weave together various character plotlines, all of which come to a head on the night of the Presidential Election.
Episode 5 of Devs is a glimpse through time for our characters, utilizing impressive visual effects in the process.
Lost Girls is a grim picture that delivers a story that should be known, and for the performances alone, there is reason to check it out.
Nina Wu tells a gripping tale, aided by a skillful filmmaker and an incredible performance. Its methods are surreal and dreamlike, but its final destination is painfully real.
Whatever cracks and uneven corners exist in Disappearance at Clifton Hill are easily glazed by a story that is good enough.
The objective of Luca Guadagnino’s experimental short The Staggering Girl is up for debate, which won’t be a problem for long-time admirers of the auteur’s style or share the same inherent love for high fashion.
If you let yourself think about all the unknowns in the world, it can bring on a strange, existential panic, one that Upstream Color captures in a beautifully unnerving way.
Chung takes heavy, economic, social, and intimate struggles of one middle-class family and trusts the audience to find something relatable and universal in their story.
Two very different recommendations from BFI Flare 2020: Evan Purchell’s explicit doc Ask Any Buddy, and Kelly Walker’s comedy drama My Fiona.