Tag: Drama

For My Brother is a Harrowing, Honest Perspective on Systemic Child Abuse

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Brian Bang, Child Abuse, Danish Film, Drama, Elias Munk, Film3 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgBh2PuDHs For Min Brors Skyld (English title: For My Brother). 2014. Directed & Written by Brian Bang. Starring Elias Munk, Christopher Friis Jensen, Allan Karlsen, Frank Schiellerup, Oliver Bjørnholdt Spottag, Tina Nørby, Frederik Ingemann Brandt, Lara León, Marie Louise Lund Jensen, Kit Langberg Rasmussen, William Gaarde, Robin Koch, Oliver Skou, Dorte Evalyn Evon, & Tobias Hyttel. Bang …

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Short Film Review: A Late Thaw is a Beautifully Dark Look at Grief

On By C.H. NewellIn ChicArt Productions, Dark Fantasy, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Helena Marie, Kim Barr, Short FilmLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqFhDSAfKs A Late Thaw. 2015. Directed & Written by Kim Barr. Starring Michelle Boback, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Kathleen Fee, Helena Marie, & Ivan Peric. 14 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Short ★★★★1/2  Over at ChicArt Productions they're consistently putting out interesting little short independent films. Some are great subversions of genre, others are merely great examples of the genres in …

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10 Cloverfield Lane is an Interesting Spin-Off Spun Right

On By C.H. NewellIn Damien Chazelle, Dan Trachtenberg, Drama, Film, Horror, John Gallagher Jr, John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, MysteryLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHzng8fxLs 10 Cloverfield Lane. 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Screenplay by Josh Campbell, Damien Chazelle, & Matthew Stuecken. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr, Douglas M. Griffin, Suzanne Cryer, Bradley Cooper, Sumalee Montano, & Frank Mottek. Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot/Spectrum Effects. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★1/2 I was never a fan of Cloverfield. …

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Relax – 300 is (Mediocre) Historical Fantasy, People!

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Gerard Butler, History, Lena Headey, War, Zack SnyderLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIbxk7idYA 300. 2006. Directed by Zack Snyder. Screenplay by Michael B. Gordon, Kurt Johnstad, & Snyder. Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Cimmino, Stephen McHattie, Greg Kramer, Alex Ivanovici, & Kelly Craig. Legendary Pictures/Virtual Studios/Atmosphere Pictures/Hollywood Gang/Warner Bros. Rated …

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The Third Part of the Night is Horrifying Cinematic Existentialism

On By C.H. NewellIn Andrzej Żuławski, Drama, Film, Horror, Polish Film, WarLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdViZkUOLDI The Third Part of the Night. 1971. Directed by Andrzej Żuławski. Screenplay by Andrzej & Miroslaw Żuławski. Starring Malgorzata Braunek, Leszek Teleszynski, Jan Nowicki, Jerzy Golinski, Anna Milewska, Michal Grudzinski, & Marek Walczewski. Polski State Film. Not Rated. 105 minutes. Drama/Horror/War ★★★★★  Andrzej Żuławski first wowed me with Possession, and after being completely, morbidly enthralled by its wonderfully …

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Vinyan: Fabrice Du Welz Goes to the Heart of Madness

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Emmanuelle Béart, Fabrice Du Welz, Film, Horror, Rufus Sewell, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1g0F9GZ10 Vinyan. 2008. Directed & Written by Fabrice Du Welz. Starring Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus, Amporn Pankratok, Josse De Pauw, Omm, Apisit Opasaimlikit, Kurlab Lay, Matt Ryder, Bobbie Delcastillo, Susan Delcastillo, Teerawat Mulvilai, Saichia Wongwirot, & Kitinun Siangsa-Ard. uFilm/Film4/Wild Bunch/Backup Films. Rated 14A. 96 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Fabrice Du Welz is an …

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Patty Jenkins’ Monster: Forced to Kill, One Way or Another

On By C.H. NewellIn 2003, Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Film, Lee Tergesen, Patty JenkinsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSVgzifDSkk Monster. 2003. Directed & Written by Patty Jenkins. Starring Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marco St. John, Marc Macaulay, Scott Wilson, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Stephan Jones, Brett Rice, Kaitlin Riley, & Cree Ivey. Media 8 Entertainment/Newmarket Films/DEJ Productions. Rated 18A. 109 minutes. Biography/Crime/Drama ★★★★★  For …

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Immortals a.k.a Greek Mythology on Steak and Eggs

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Greek Mythology, Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke, Tarsem SinghLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSmJ5UXtUnk Immortals. 2011. Directed by Tarsem Singh. Screenplay by Charley & Vlas Parlapanides. Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Joseph Morgan, Anne Day-Jones, Greg Bryk, Alan Van Sprang, Peter Stebbings, Daniel Sharman, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, & Steve Byers. Relativity Media/Virgin Produced/Mark Canton Productions. Rated 18A. 110 minutes. …

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