The Danish Girl (2015)
“You’re different than most girls.” The true story behind The Danish Girl is a rather remarkable one, and one that’s psychologically complex. The film, however, is not, showcasing a cheaply gilded sword […]
Category Archives: Drama
Chi-Raq (2015)
“Americans like war. They like guns. Fun and games.” Leave it to Spike Lee to make a movie for our time through Old Greek Comedy influence. By retelling Aristophanes’ Lysistrata […]
Spotlight (2015)
“How do you say no to God, right?” Spotlight is a tremendous piece of filmmaking, mirroring its true story inspirations with unrivaled journalistic integrity and perceptive inquiry. From a technical standout […]
The Revenant (2015)
“You have to listen.” I honestly cannot recall the last time I saw a film and asked myself so many times, often aloud, “how did they do that?” The Revenant, when strictly […]
Anomalisa (2015)
“I don’t want to lose you.” Every so often a film comes along that, whilst watching, you feel an overwhelming sense that you are witnessing greatness. Normally I shy away […]
The Hateful Eight (2015)
“No one said the job was supposed to be easy.” What a treacherous journey to the screen it has been for The Hateful Eight. First a leaked script, now numerous theaters incompetent […]
Carol (2015)
“Everything comes full circle.” Movies have to inspire belief. For us to need and to crave whatever it is that they’re emanating. And that’s where Carol falls short. The story itself has […]
Concussion (2015)
“The NFL owns a day of the week. The same day the Church used to own. Now it’s theirs.” Before I saw Concussion, a vine made its way across my phone. It […]
Joy (2015)
“Don’t ever think that the world owes you anything. Because it doesn’t.” More than just about anything else I’ve seen this year, and despite my greatest efforts, Joy simply would not let […]
The Big Short (2015)
“Does it make you feel dumb? Or stupid? Well, it’s supposed to.” Based on Michael Lewis’ book of the same name, The Big Short tells the story of the ’07-’10 financial crisis. […]
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