Film Review – Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Title – Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Director – Ron Howard (Apollo 13) Cast – Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto Plot – Based on the true story […]
Category Archives: Film reviews: Drama
Classic Review – Come and See (1985)
Title – Come and See (1985) Director – Elem Klimov (Farewell) Cast – Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius Plot – It’s 1943 and young Belarus boy Flyora (Kravchenko) finds […]
Film Review – Lost in London (2017)
Title – Lost in London (2017) Director – Woody Harrelson (feature debut) Cast – Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson Plot – Filmed in one take and original screened via […]
Film Review – First Cow (2019)
Title – First Cow (2019) Director – Kelly Reichardt (Meeks Cutoff) Cast – John Magaro, Dylan Smith, Orion Lee, Ewen Bremner, Toby Jones Plot – A group of fur trappers […]
Classic Review – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Title – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Director – David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) Cast – William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa Plot – A group […]
Film Review – Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019)
Title – Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019) Director – Thomas Clay (Soi Cowboy) Cast – Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds Plot – In rural England of 1657, deeply religious […]
Film Review – The Tax Collector (2020)
Title – The Tax Collector (2020) Director – David Ayer (Fury) Cast – Bobby Soto, Shia LaBeouf, Cinthya Carmona, Jose Conejo Martin, George Lopez Plot – Mexican “tax collector” and […]
Film Review – On the Rocks (2020)
Title – On the Rocks (2020) Director – Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) Cast – Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans, Jenny Slate Plot – Concerned that her husband Dean […]
Film Review – His House (2020)
Title – His House (2020) Director – Remi Weekes (feature debut) Cast – Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba, Matt Smith Plot – Fleeing from the war-torn country of South Sudan […]
Film Review – Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
Title – Waiting for the Barbarians (2019) Director – Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent) Cast – Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Greta Scacchi Plot – A […]
