Drama Reviews

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Last Holiday (2006)

Last Holiday (2006)

Queen Latifah has a wonderful screen presence, and is often the best thing in some crappy movies (like the dreadfully dumb Bringing Down the House with Steve Martin). With...

Linda
American Reunion

American Reunion (2001)

Take half a step back, and you can easily compare this indie film to an updated The Big Chill. The class of 1981 is coming home to Ojai, California,...

Linda
King Kong (2005)

King Kong (2005)

The trailers and commercials for the film have hit on all the key points: it’s big, it’s action-packed and it features a scantily clad Naomi Watts doing lots of...

Vickie
Almost Normal

Almost Normal (2005)

Brad, a college professor, is a gay man who is on the verge of suffering a mid-life crisis on his 40th birthday. He’s a bit of a nerd, suffering...

Linda
The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music (1965)

I would forgo a plot summary for The Sound of Music, but a recent confession from one of my very best friends proves that it’s necessary. She’s never actually...

Jennifer
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

I have to admit, my expectations for Four Brothers was very low. I wasn’t particularly excited about seeing it since John Singleton’s films have been getting progressively worse (2...

Linda
Proof

Proof

Do not be suckered by the star power behind Proof. Just because Hollywood’s smart kids are in a movie about math, doesn’t mean it’s going to be any fun...

Jennifer
The Squid and the Whale (2005)

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

The story takes place in the mid-80s New York City, and is apparently based on director Noah Baumbach’s own family unravelling when he was a teenager. Dad Bernard (Jeff...

Linda
Flightplan (2005)

Flightplan (2005)

Jodie Foster plays Kyle, a grieving woman who is flying to New York from Berlin to bring back the body of her dead husband. He “fell” from the roof...

Linda
The Sting (1973)

The Sting (1973)

I have spent my entire life thinking of The Sting as the movie where Robert Redford and Paul Newman play cards for two hours. It never really occurred to...

Jennifer
A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

See, I think Amanda Peet rawks, so even though her latest big-screen outing isn’t really exceptionally spectacular, it does get bonus points for: 1. Having her in it. 2....

Vickie
2046 (2004)

2046 (2004)

Wong Kar Wai’s 2046 was easily my most anticipated film at the Seattle International Film Festival. I had been waiting for this film for years (WKW is notably slow...

Linda