drama

A Love Story: Sisterhood in FLEABAG
A Love Story: Sisterhood In FLEABAG

While men have come in and out of Fleabag’s life, her relationship with Claire has been the defining relationship of the series, making Fleabag the ultimate love letter to sisterhood.

OUR TIME (NUESTRO TIEMPO): Time Is Of The Essence
OUR TIME (NUESTRO TIEMPO): Time Is Of The Essence

Despite Our Time’s 3-hour runtime, there isn’t a sequence that doesn’t contribute to a larger understanding of why time is of such essence to each of us.

Queerly Ever After 5: FUN DOWN THERE (1989) Part 2
Queerly Ever After #4: FUN DOWN THERE (1989) Part I

Fun Down There defies the conventions of storytelling through its radical depiction of a couple who is non-monogamous on screen – and to do it so calmly is unheard of.

DAYS OF THE WHALE: A Moving Subtle Picture With A Terrific Political Punch
DAYS OF THE WHALE: A Moving Subtle Picture With A Terrific Political Punch

Days of the Whale is a wonderfully engaging and weighted debut by Catalina Arroyave, showing she’s a filmmaker to watch out for.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT & The New Era Of 3-D
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT: The New Era Of 3-D

The only thing more surreal than the experience of going to see Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night is perhaps the movie itself.

OPHELIA: An Enticing Revisionist Film That Showcases Daisy Ridley's Talents
OPHELIA: An Enticing Revisionist Film That Showcases Daisy Ridley’s Talents

Told from a female perspective, and benefitting from a seminal performance by Daisy Ridley, Ophelia rewrites history in a more favorable light.

TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG: Hovering On The Cusp Of Change
TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG: Hovering On The Cusp Of Change

Much like life itself, Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late to Die Young is a meandering, seemingly directionless tale but no less enrapturing for it.

ONLY YOU: A Deceptive Romantic Drama
ONLY YOU: A Deceptive Romantic Drama

Only You flips our expectations of a whirlwind cinematic romance to offer a painfully realistic look at the struggle to start a family.

The Beginner's Guide: Carlos Reygadas
The Beginner’s Guide: Carlos Reygadas, Director

Carlos Reygadas is a filmmaker who’s art embodies a self-examination of human existence down to the molecule of each celluloid strip.

LETO: The Contradiction Of Rock In The Soviet Union
LETO: The Contradiction Of Rock In The Soviet Union

Leto finds a balance between the reality of early rock under a communist regime and the fantasy rockers imagined.

DARK Season 2: Perplexing Sci-fi Noir Series Is Temptingly Creepy
DARK Season 2: Perplexing Sci-fi Noir Series Is Temptingly Creepy

Dark is still a time-traveling minefield, provoking characters to coast through time, evolve and alter their original impulses.

SUMMER NIGHT: The Last, Sweet Days of Youth
SUMMER NIGHT: The Last, Sweet Days Of Youth

Summer Night is a perfectly sweet film about the hot, hazy nights we’ve all had and can look back to with adoration and nostalgia.

TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG: (S1EP9+10) "The Empress" and "The World": The End
TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG: (S1EP9+10) “The Empress” & “The World”: The End

While it’s a hard watch, Too Old To Die Young is Nicolas Winding Refn’s finest work – a series to be savoured, mulled over and discovered again and again.

THE SPANISH PRINCESS (S1E8) "Destiny": Long Live the (Soon-to-Be) Queen
THE SPANISH PRINCESS (S1E8) “Destiny”: Long Live The (Soon-To-Be) Queen

We have come to the end of the line for the first season of The…

Queerly Ever After 3: PRINCESS CYD (2017)
Queerly Ever After #3: PRINCESS CYD (2017)

A beautifully poignant piece, Princess Cyd is a breezy treatment of sexuality, spirituality and women’s relationships in lieu of drama for drama’s sake.