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-23 posts tagged "drama"
Anna Falk | Friday, October 8, 2021
Editor’s Note: This story includes mention of eating disorders and self harm. A list of resources can be found on the National Eating Disorder Association website or through their helpline. “[Ballet has] never been an even playing field. It’s always been about sex, blood, and money. It’s all that matters.” As someone who has danced for most of
Anna Falk | Tuesday, September 28, 2021
After receiving average ratings from critics and less-than-satisfying box office sales, it’s clear why “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021) fails to reach its audience’s expectations. Directed by Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick,” “The Baxter”), this movie focuses on the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and her preacher husband Jim Bakker
Justin George | Monday, September 27, 2021
New Netflix limited series “Brand New Cherry Flavor” is a harrowing story following a young filmmaker as she navigates the process of securing a deal for her first Hollywood project. Showrunners Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion combine visceral gore effects, brilliant performances, excellent editing and a gripping plot to create a highly bingeable final product.
Justin George | Thursday, April 1, 2021
“Another Round” is the latest film from writer/director and Dogme 95 co-founder Thomas Vinterberg. The film handles addiction in a manner that is more akin to “Trainspotting” than “Requiem for a Dream,” and falls firmly within the realm of dramedy and tragicomedy. “Another Round” centers on a group of high school teachers who all decide
Ella Wisniewski | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
When I sat down to write this column, I first thought that I should do a big prank on you guys for April Fools’ Day. Then, I realized that I didn’t know if it was spelled April Fools’ or April Fool’s. And I thought to myself, Wow, this is gonna start a huge drama between
Sophia Michetti | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Hulu’s new movie, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” is a biography on one of the most famous singers of the mid-20th century — Billie Holiday — and her experience as a successful Black woman in the years leading up to the civil rights movement. The film follows Holiday (Andra Day) as she continues to
Dessi Gomez | Friday, February 26, 2021
I have not yet read one of Kristin Hannah’s novels in my lifetime, but Netflix’s adaptation of “Firefly Lane” has definitely put her on my radar. The TV series changes quite a few plot points — as well as character roles and arcs — but Hannah’s touch still glimmers here and there. The story centers
Sophia Michetti | Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Directed by Simon Stone, “The Dig” is an understated movie that will surprise all by how invested its audience will be. Based on a true story, the movie follows Edith Pretty as she hires excavator Basil Brown to dig in the fields on her property where she and her late husband believed something from the
Sophia Michetti | Thursday, October 15, 2020
I didn’t realize how much I had missed Chris Harrison until he graced my TV screen last Tuesday night, introducing Clare Crawley as the lead for the sixteenth season of “The Bachelorette.” The Bachelor franchise has been a major component of American pop culture for as long as I can remember, and this season may
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, September 22, 2020
“The Devil All the Time” is bad. But boy, is it the best kind of bad! Worse than a bad movie, in my opinion, is a forgettable one. You know the kind I’m talking about — those movies that exit your brain the second the credits have rolled, the kind you see on cable a