Category: Drama

Sticky Web If the synopsis to Spin a Dark Web sounds familiar, that’s because of 1950’s 711 Ocean Drive. The two movies carry identical themes and ideas; the only …

Probably Censored Arthur Franz (Monster on the Campus) plays Dan Corbett in New Orleans Uncensored, an ex-Navy man who heads to New Orleans to purchase a ship from war …

Against Lingering Anguish Full of post-Korean war anxieties, 5 Against the House sets up a heist movie with a unique angle. Brian Keith plays a veteran haunted by his …

Brazilian Romancing Jivaro is a movie of sweaty, barrel-chested men sailing on exotic Brazilian waters with their shirts open, fawning over the one American woman in their camp. The …

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Most Extraordinary Acting British high society and its decadent aristocracy go under the knife in Patrick Melrose. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the opulent production adapts a series of …

An Infallible Justice System at Work At first, Cell 2455, Death Row aims to generate sympathy for its protagonist. As a young boy, Whit Whittier saw his mother paralyzed, …

Romancing Immigration The poetic, romantic dialog spoken by star Charles Boyer is often grating and obvious in Hold Back the Dawn. But, that’s also on purpose – Boyer is …

Ann Rule’s Analysis of A Charismatic Serial Killer Possibly in time for the 30th anniversary of serial killer Ted Bundy’s execution, Mill Creek Entertainment digs up the true crime …

More Like Depression Staying The New York of 2005 is a perfect setting for this dry indie from the new millennium. New York looks mournful and tired. So do …

About 60% Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) works in an active Denver newsroom. He’s a sportswriter, dressed casually, if white collar. Then there’s Champ (Samuel L Jackson), homeless, covered only …

The Other Prestige The title Illusionist gives away the eventual twist. How and why hold until various plot developments need them. Illusionist toys with its audience, with Edward Norton …

A Literary Hoax Comes To The Screen Based on true events, one of this century’s biggest literary hoaxes receives the full-blown biopic treatment starring Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart and …