“Drama” Reviews

Niceland is not a bad movie, but it fails simply because it doesn’t seem to trust the audience at all.

Although the film has several double crosses and twist or two, it’s the furthest thing from a crime thriller that you could find.

The film never lives up its vast potential but consistently underperforms right through the lackluster ending.

‘The Ninth Day’ is a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking thriller from start to finish.

As the film continues, it gradually becomes a treatise on the all-too common topic these days of modern alienation.

A Polish prison film that raises interesting questions about the law and morality in general.

Of all of the films I saw at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, The Overture was easily the most sentimental and honest.

Like the classic French crime thrillers, Automne exudes coolness and atmosphere.

Undertow should serve only to further cement David Gordon Green’s reputation as a young filmmaker.

Put mildly, I found this film a complete waste of time.

An intriguing premise is pretty much squandered on a finale that’s derivative and underwhelming.

A haunting and ominous treatise on memory, space, death, and sin.

The film moves with such quiet grace and sublimity that I found myself completely arrested throughout.

If you’re looking for a way to pay respects to the memory of Leslie Cheung, you can certainly do far, far worse.

Sugihara’s struggles feel wholly real and believable, which makes the film’s final scenes of reconciliation all the more rewarding and powerful.

A moody, atmospheric Indian film about a suicide bomber who starts having second thoughts about her mission.

There’s something rather Old Testament-y about this story to me, with its portrayal of vengeance, depravity, and forgiveness.

Watching this movie, I felt a great deal of sadness.

More finally confronting his accusers in the courtroom is as great a final showdown as you’ll ever see.

With a longer running time, perhaps something more substantial might have taken place.