Category Archives: Drama
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Release 2019
Like/Dislike
Director: Armando Iannucci
Writers: Simon Blackwell, Charles Dickens, Armando Iannucci
Stars: Fisayo Akinade, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Albie Atkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Tuwaine Barrett
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6439020/
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Da 5 Bloods
Release 2020
Like/Dislike
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott
Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777644/
Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen Squad Leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
The King of Staten Island
Release 2020
Like/Dislike
Director: Judd Apatow
Writers: Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, Dave Sirus
Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9686708/
Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.
The Departure
Release 2020
Genre Drama
Like/Dislike
Director: Merland Hoxha
Writer: Merland Hoxha
Stars: Jon Briddell, Kendall Chappell, Olivia Lemmon, Grant Wright Gunderson, Austin Lauer
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7305198/
Before leaving Los Angeles to start a new job in New York, Nate, with the help of his best friend John, devises a wicked plan to test his girlfriend's loyalty.
After Midnight
Release 2019
Like/Dislike
Director: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella
Writers: Jeremy Gardner
Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Henry Zebrowski, Justin Benson, Ashley Song
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8358220/
When his girlfriend suddenly disappears, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in.
Darkness Falls
Release 2020
Like/Dislike
Director: Julien Seri
Writers: Giles Daoust
Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Gary Cole, Daniella Alonso, Richard Harmon, Judah Mackey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6647564/
After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.
Burden
Release 2018
Genre Drama
Like/Dislike
Director: Andrew Heckler
Writer: Andrew Heckler
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson, Tess Harper
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5314450/
When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.
Shirley
Release 2020
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
Like/Dislike
Director: Josephine Decker
Writers: Sarah Gubbins, Susan Scarf Merrell
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Robert Wuhl, Paul O'Brien, Orlagh Cassidy, Bisserat Tseggai
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8430598/
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
The Rising Hawk
Release 2019
Like/Dislike
Director: Akhtem Seitablaev, John Wynn
Writers: Rich Ronat, Yaroslav Voytseshek
Stars: Tommy Flanagan, Robert Patrick, Alison Doody, Poppy Drayton, Alex MacNicoll
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7439064/
The Mongol Empire had grown to the largest the world had ever known. It's armies now laid siege to much of Eastern Europe. A small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains.
Think Like a Dog
Release 2020
Like/Dislike
Director: Gil Junger
Writers: Gil Junger, John J. Strauss
Stars: Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Gabriel Bateman, Madison Horcher, Minghao Hou
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5929654/
A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.::Gil Junger