Films Reviews tagged with drama
Revanche (Götz Spielmann)
Exposing the unforeseen repercussions of a single action, the film is an ingenuous account of the intricate labyrinth of human relationships.
Grant Phipps seeks...Big Fan (Robert D. Siegel)
Siegel's layered and tortuous script is often transfixing, but his directorial amateurism is highlighted through an anxious cutting slideshow.
Grant Phipps is a...The Trial (Orson Welles)
While the film is aesthetically effective and faithful to Kafka's text, it is stricken by the notable flaw of a miscast Anthony Perkins as the confounded hero.
Grant Phipps cross-examines...Treeless Mountain (So Yong Kim)
A selectively sluggish feature with a one-note narrow focus punctuated by still life chapter divisions, the film's techniques manage to permeate target audiences but regrettably emphasize absences as routinely as the intimacies.
Grant Phipps treks the...The Taste of Tea (Katsuhito Ishii)
Brimming with all varieties of life's microcosms far beyond the savvy and appreciation of an initial viewing, the film is a pleasantly tender and rather down-to-earth surprise from surrealist Katsuhito Ishii.
Grant Phipps enjoys...They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Sydney Pollack)
In a time of recession in America, McCoy's novel and Pollack's adapted film may resonate stronger with today's literati and philosophers than it ever has before.
Grant Phipps replies...El Norte (Gregory Nava)
Gregory Nava weaves a poignant immigrant pursuit of the American Dream but also universally examines concepts of family, coexistence, and cultural significance.
Grant Phipps journeys into...Away From Her (Sarah Polley)
First time director Sarah Polley has crafted one of the most touching dramas - and one of the most hopeful debuts - in recent memory.
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