Drama

The rich human condition told with a straight face, this is the mother of all genres. So if it doesn't fit snugly anywhere else it's usually Drama...

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Cousins (2021): Dir. Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace-Smith
Feat. Tanea Heke, Ana Scotney, Te Raukura Gray…; Powerful Kiwi drama from the directors of WARU, following the intertwining lives of three Maori women who are cousins. While one of them is orphaned without any knowledge of her whanau, a second escapes an arranged marriage to study law and begin the hunt for her missing cousin. A third assumes the role…
Beats (2019): Dir. Brian Welsh
Feat. Laura Fraser, Lorn Macdonald, Cristian Ortega; Evocative Scottish period drama set in the 90's rave scene, following two teenagers who try to sneak into an illegal rave party in Livingston. Explores the impact of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which was a crack down on large public gatherings across the UK in response to the emerging…
Land (2021): Dir. Robin Wright
Feat. Robin Wright, Demian Bichir, Kim Dickens…; The impressive directorial debut of acclaimed actor Robin Wright, who stars as a woman who retreats to an isolated cabin in Wyoming in her search for healing after a bereavement. Set in the spectacular Rocky Mountains, this is a powerful drama about pain and healing, delivered with sincerity despite the…
French Exit (2021): Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Imogen Poots…; Another wonderfully surreal comedy from director Azazel Jacobs (THE LOVERS). Michelle Pfeiffer plays a privileged Manhattan heiress who loses her wealth after the death of her husband, and moves to Paris with her son (Lucas Hedges, BOY ERASED) and the cat she believes is a reincarnation of her dead…
Glorias, The (2020): Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Janelle Monáe…; Audacious biopic based on the autobiography of journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem that begins with a Greyhound bus filled with Gloria Steinems of all ages (played by Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint and Ryan Keira Armstrong). The film traces her journey to…
Judas and The Black Messiah (2021): Dir. Shaka King
Feat. Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons…; Incendiary biopic set in late-60's Chicago, following the infiltration of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party by FBI informant William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU), which culminated in the betrayal of chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). Full of powerhouse acting…
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019): Dir. Thomas Clay
Feat. Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox; British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the arrival of a mysterious young couple threatens her disciplined life. Enjoyably weaves elements of folk horror and feminism into one ambitious slow burner.