Category Archives: Drama
A Shot Through the Wall
Release 2021
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Director: Aimee Long
Writer: Aimee Long
Stars: Kenny Leu, Ciara Renée, Fiona Fu, Tzi Ma, Lynn Chen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8588414/
A Chinese-American police officer's life unravels after he accidentally shoots an innocent Black man. Facing trial, he wades through his guilt as he navigates the complicated worlds of media, justice, racial politics and his own morality.
The Laureate
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: William Nunez
Writer: William Nunez
Stars: Laura Haddock, Dianna Agron, Tom Hughes, Fra Fee, Julian Glover
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677615/
A married couple on the brink of disillusion allows a stranger to live with them in their idyllic cottage. Will this stranger push their fragile state over the edge?
Cyrano
Release 2021
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Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Edmond Rostand, Erica Schmidt
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12889404/
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Italian Studies
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Adam Leon
Writer: Adam Leon
Stars: Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Annika Wahlsten, Lars Wahlsten, Neil Comber
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893084/
A writer loses her memory. Adrift in NYC, she connects with a group of teenagers - in conversations both real and imagined - and searches for a way home.
Sex Appeal
Release 2022
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Director: Talia Osteen
Writers: Tate Hanyok
Stars: Paris Jackson, Fortune Feimster, Mika Abdalla, Alex D. Jennings, Artemis Pebdani
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11203022/
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Release 2022
Genre Drama
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Director: David Hollander
Writers: David Hollander, Liev Schreiber, Ann Biderman
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall, Kerris Dorsey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14124268/
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Release 2021
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Director: Joel Coen
Writers: Joel Coen, William Shakespeare
Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582/
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
Brazen
Release 2022
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Director: Monika Mitchell
Writers: Suzette Couture, Donald Martin, Nora Roberts
Stars: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Emilie Ullerup, Colleen Wheeler, David Lewis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13978306/
When her sister is killed and her double life as a webcam performer is revealed, Grace ignores the warnings of a cool-headed detective and gets involved in the case.
A Journal for Jordan
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Denzel Washington
Writers: Virgil Williams, Charles Monroe King, Dana Canedy
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom, Tamara Tunie
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995854/
1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.
Small World
Release 2021
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Director: Patryk Vega
Writers: Olaf Olszewski, Patryk Vega
Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Enrique Arce, Jim Conway, Andris Keiss, Aleksey Serebryakov
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14319068/
Follows policeman Robert Goc, who becomes engaged in an international investigation to find a girl who was kidnapped by Russian mafia.