Posts filed under 'Drama'
HIDDEN BLADE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “During World War II, at the height of China’s war of resistance against Japan, a group of courageous citizens develops a top-secret underground espionage network right under the nose of the newly established puppet regime. At increasingly great peril to their own lives, the double-agents masterfully extract classified information from deep behind enemy lines, an effort that gives rise to the united front that will help turn the tide of the conflict.”
2/19/23- Fair reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 19th, 2023
A RADIANT GIRL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Paris, summer 1942. Irene (Rebecca Marder) is a 19-year-old aspiring actress without a care in the world. Her family watches her discover friends, new love and a passion for the theater, all the while without her realizing that time is running out. Legendary French actress Sandrine Kiberlain makes her directorial debut with this allegorical coming-of-age drama set in Nazi-occupied France.”
2/19/23- Good to excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 19th, 2023
LONESOME- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two young men make a connection neither of them expects or knows how to navigate. Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in the big smoke of Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with his own scars of isolation, there’s chemistry, not only sexually but also emotionally as both men find something they have been missing.”
2/19/23- Excellent reviews for this Australian drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 19th, 2023
EMILY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights.” Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.”
2/19/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 19th, 2023
THE CIVIL DEAD- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Clay is a loner photographer who enjoys a mundane life with his artist wife Whitney in Los Angeles. Whitney advises Clay, who has been creatively stagnant and unemployed for months, to go out and be productive while she’s out of town and not to “just lay in the living room and drink beer.” While taking photos out in a park, Clay happens upon his long-lost friend, Whit. After a night of catching up, Whit discloses an unsettling secret to Clay, which puts a strain on his marriage and causes him to question his own sanity.”
2/12/23- Excellent reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
February 12th, 2023
THE BLUE CAFTAN- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man. Morocco’s official entry for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards.”
2/12/23- Excellent reviews for this Arabic movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 12th, 2023
OF AN AGE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “OF AN AGE is set in the summer of 1999 as a 17-year-old Serbian born, Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend’s older brother.”
2/12/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 12th, 2023
SWEETHEART- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A socially awkward, environmentally conscious teenager named AJ is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully ‘normal’ family, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla.”
2/12/23- Excellent reviews for this British coming of age drama. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
February 12th, 2023
HANNAH HA HA- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young woman’s life gets shaken up when her brother pays a visit.’
2/12/23- Just 3 reviews noted and they are all good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 12th, 2023
A LOT OF NOTHING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “James (Y’lan Noel) and Vanessa (Cleopatra Coleman) seem to be the perfect couple — happily married, successful, and comfortable. One night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor (Justin Hartley) was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to ‘do something’ about it.”
2/4/23- Poor reviews in general with a few very good ones. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 4th, 2023
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