Tag: Drama

Frank White, Republican Nightmare: Abel Ferrara’s King of New York

On By C.H. NewellIn Abel Ferrara, Christopher Walken, Crime, David Caruso, Drama, Film, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley SnipesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt94pENFmjc King of New York. 1990. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Screenplay by Nicholas St. John. Starring Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Joey Chin, Giancarlo Esposito, & Paul Calderon. Seven Arts/Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Crime ★★★★★  Abel Ferrara is an all-around exciting, unique filmmaker. He …

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James White: Burden, Childishness, Disease, and Love Everlasting

On By C.H. NewellIn Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Drama, Film, Josh Mond, Mátyás Erdély, Scott MescudiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpFQmEUAhc James White. 2015. Directed & Written by Josh Mond. Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh, David Call, David Cale, Benjamin Brass, Lori Burch, Scott Cohen, Adriana DeGirolami, Jeanette Dilone, David Harris, Rosemary Howard, & Sue Jean Kim. BorderLine Films/Relic Pictures. Rated R. 85 minutes. Drama ★★★★ Producer Josh Mond …

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Couple in a Hole: Tragedies of the Soul

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Film, Kate Dickie, Paul Higgins, Thriller, Tom GeensLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPSMWn7t2Q Couple in a Hole. 2016. Directed & Written by Tom Geens. Starring Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jérôme Kircher, & Corinna Masiero. 011 Productions/Chicken Factory/A Private View. Unrated. 105 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 There are certain films that never originated from a stage play, yet feel as if they were made for live theatre. Couple in a Hole …

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Midnight Special is Emotional Sci-Fi with Action Bones

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Adventure, Drama, Film, Jeff Nichols, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnSK4k5AXs Midnight Special. 2016. Directed & Written by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Sam Shepard, Paul Sparks, David Jensen, Sharon Landry, Dana Gourrier, Sharon Garrison, Allison King, & Sean Bridgers. Faliro House Productions/Tri-State Pictures/Warner Bros. Rated PG. 112 minutes. Adventure/Drama/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ When it …

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Lamb is Engaging and Incredibly Hard to Swallow

On By C.H. NewellIn Bonnie Nadzam, Drama, Film, Oona Laurence, Ross PartridgeLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCGvq9QWWU Lamb. 2015. Directed & Written by Ross Partridge; based on the novel of the same name by Bonnie Nadzam. Starring Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Scoot McNairy, Lindsay Pulsipher, Jennifer Lafleur, & Joel Murray. The Shot Clock/Silent Helicopter. Rated R. 97 minutes. Drama ★★★★ This is a difficult movie, in every …

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Haunted Memory in Martha Marcy May Marlene

On By C.H. NewellIn Brady Corbet, Cult, Drama, Film, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Sean Durkin, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k3wCsOgqk Martha Marcy May Marlene. 2011. Directed & Written by Sean Durkin. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Adam David Thompson, Allen McCullough, Lauren Molina, Louisa Braden Johnson, Tobias Segal, & Gregg Burton. Fox Searchlight Pictures/Cunningham & Maybach Films/FilmHaven Entertainment/BorderLine Films/This Is …

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Candyman: White Guilt and Urban Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Tony ToddLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGWOKCH_cM Candyman. 1992. Directed & Written by Bernard Rose; based on the story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. Starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia, Mark Daniels, Lisa Ann Poggi, Adam Philipson, Eric Edwards, Carolyn Lowery, & Barbara Alston. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/Propaganda Films. …

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Haneke’s Cache: White Colonial Guilt Under a Voyeurist Microscope

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Auteuil, Drama, Film, Juliette Binoche, Michael Haneke, Mystery, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ZtfuvxpEw Caché. 2005. Directed & Written by Michael Haneke. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Annie Girardot, Maurice Bénichou, Bernard Le Coq, Walid Afkir, Lester Makedonsky, Daniel Duval, Nathalie Richard, Denis Podalydès, & Aïssa Maïga. Les Films du Losange/Wega Film/Bavaria Film/BIM Distribuzione. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ There is no other director like auteur Michael Haneke. His films, …

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