Alex of Venice (2015)
“What do we want to leave behind?” A number of questions are posed by the characters over the course of Alex of Venice, a harmless film without any real motive. There is […]
Category Archives: Drama
The Longest Ride (2015)
“I wish I could tell you it would all be happy ever after. Not everybody gets that.” At this point, we all should know how a Nicholas Sparks adaptation is going […]
Listen Up Philip (2014)
“You’re a man of contradictions.” There is an inherent selfishness that comes with being a creative voice. Producing any kind of art is an indulgent affair, one where personal opinion […]
Ask Me Anything (2014)
“You need structure.” Judging from the poster for Ask Me Anything, you’d expect some light fare in the realm of an old Audrey Hepburn classic. So I have to ask myself why the […]
Rudderless (2014)
“But make no mistake, you are hiding.” Every once in a while I specifically choose a movie to get on dvd through Netflix that I’m sure nobody else has seen. […]
Cinderella (2015)
“I am no princess.” Originally published in 1634 by Giambattista Basile and revisited by The Brothers Grimm in 1812, the tale of Cinderella is one not as old as time, […]
Focus (2015)
“There’s no room for heart in this game.” And neither is there in Focus, a film so bogged down with convoluted side stories and bends in the road that you’ll eventually stop […]
Faults (2015)
“I’m just waiting for a sign from God.” Faults, like the majority of independent American cinema, searches for a sense of originality and ubiquity by means of distancing itself from its […]
The Homesman (2014)
“I live uncommonly alone.” More times than not, westerns and period pieces tend to lack a sort of captivating or enthralling quality. It’s hard to be entertained by the past […]
Wild Tales (2014)
“I can’t believe this.” A product of both Argentina and Spain, Wild Tales is an unsettling reverie and one of the most evocative films I have seen in some time. This is […]
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