Tag: drama
Perfect Days – Film Review
Wim Wenders’ serene, understated film is a captivating love letter to Japan and pleasures of simple living.
The Zone of Interest – Film Review
I finally worked up the resolve to see Jonathan Glazer’s intense, disturbing masterpiece that takes a wholly unique approach to its harrowing subject matter.
Anatomy of a Fall – Film Review
A layered, smart and elegant psychological thriller that begins as a murder mystery, morphs into a courtroom drama, and ends up a blistering examination of a failing marriage.
Shayda – Film Review
Based on real-life experiences, this tender and harrowing movie is an impressive and deeply felt debut telling the story of an Iranian mother and her daughter trying to rebuild their lives in Australia.
In the Mood for Love – Film Review
After a long break, I was back at the Astor Theatre for this sumptuous, melancholy romantic drama about unconsummated love in the 1960s Hong Kong.
Private Life – Film Review
Infertility is a topic that rarely if ever makes it into the movies, but this bittersweet comedy-drama about a middle-aged couple trying to conceive goes all in on the difficult and sensitive subject, with intelligence and humour.
Aftersun – Film Review
A deceptively simple, gentle and ultimately heart-wrenching story about father and daughter, brimming with hidden darkness and questions that memories cannot answer.
Past Lives – Film Review
Gorgeous, mature and delicately bittersweet romantic drama about childhood sweethearts reconnecting over the years.
Oppenheimer – Film Review
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