A wee story from the early 2000s, which has a lot of heart and energy. Gavin and Billy have a big dream of becoming rap sensations. The only problem is, they are from Dundee, Scotland. Rejection of their music on account of their accents sends them on a mission to reveal the systemic prejudices. California…
Tag: drama
Review: The Drama
A quirky, feisty, modern soap opera drama with plenty of entertainment value. While Charlie and Emma plan for their imminent wedding, and reflect on their life together, some unexpected truths emerge. While small, the consequential overthinking, doubt, and gossip threaten to ruin everything. Writer/director Kristoffer Borgli brought us the unorthodox Dream Scenario in 2023 with…
Review: Crime 101
As the title suggests, sure, this is an introduction to the crime genre. A professional thief in L.A. starts to question his vocation after a near-fatal encounter. But his replacement, and a detective on his tail, will make any sort of escape into a better life even more dangerous. Crime 101, is an Amazon production,…
Review: H is for Hawk
H could also be for “Helen”. In an effort to grieve for her father’s passing, Helen MacDonald buys a hawk, and attempts to train it. Based off the memoir of the same name, H is for Hawk is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (Swallows and Amazons, The Crown) and stars Claire Foy (First Man, The Crown),…
Review: Hamnet
Well, I definitely did cry. Agnes is considered to be the daughter of a witch to everyone except William. Will’s unorthodox personality and desire to write makes the two of them instantly connect. The joys of family and creation are theirs. But are these strong enough to weather the worst of tragedies? Hamnet is based…
Review: Marty Supreme
That was not at all what I expected. Marty Mauser is an excellent table tennis player, and he certainly knows it. But when his uncle refuses to pay for his flight to Japan for a tournament, he takes matters into his own volatile hands. A sequence of escalating chaos, formed by Marty’s own hubris, threatens…
Review: Eternity
This higher concept rom-com actually worked for me. Good job. Joan wakes up in the afterlife to find it a hotel where souls decide how to spend their eternal life. But it isn’t an easy decision to make; her lifelong husband is here, and her first husband who died in the war… and has been…
Review: One Battle After Another
A modern day classic, perhaps? The explosives expert in a modern revolutionary militia finds himself and his daughter hunted by American military police. One Battle After Another is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. No, not the one who makes the symmetrical movies, nor the one who made the Resident Evil movies. This Anderson brought us…
Review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
That was quite underwhelming. Two lonely hearts at a wedding are brought together by a mysterious car rental agency. Together they go through a life-affirming journey and perhaps see different sides of themselves. Directed by Kogonada, and starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, the film makes us ask the question: what is a movie title?…
Review: The Life of Chuck
Whoever said this is “The best Stephen King film ever made” is insane. At the end of the world we also say goodbye, and thank you, to Chuck. Directed by Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Hush, Gerald’s Game) comes this adaptation of a Stephen King novella. It stars Tom Hiddleston (Avengers) Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a…