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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Aftermath, The (2019): Dir. James Kent
Feat. Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgard; Period melodrama of some distinction due to its strong cast, set in postwar Germany in 1945, where a British colonel and his wife move into a requisitioned house in the ruined city of Hamburg but face tensions with the architect who previously owned the house.
Miseducation of Cameron Post, The (2018): Dir. Desiree Akhavan
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, John Gallagher, Jr., Sasha Lane…; Winner of the U.S. Grand Jury prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, this heartbreaking indie drama stars Chloe Grace Moretz as a queer teenage girl who is forced into a gay conversion therapy centre by her conservative guardians in the early 1990's. A British-American co-production based on the novel…
Keep the Change (2018): Dir. Rachel Israel
Feat. Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon; A tender, funny and unique New York romantic-comedy that melts the heart with two engaging performances from the thirty-something leads who both suffer from autism. An expansion of a 2013 short film of the same name that features the same actors, this feature gleans its refreshing authenticity from…
Kindergarten Teacher, The (2018): Dir. Sara Colangelo
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Rosa Salazar…; English-language remake of the 2014 Israeli film of the same name about a jaded teacher, mother and aspiring poet who becomes obsessed with one of her five-year-old students whom she believes has a prodigious gift for poetry. The character's questionable choices are arguably questionable turns in the…
Daffodils (2019): Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra; Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of beloved New Zealand pop songs, reinterpreted by the cast and the music of "Lips". The conceit works better for some songs than others, both in execution and…
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018): Dir. Barry Jenkins
Feat. Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo…; The acclaimed follow-up to MOONLIGHT from director Barry Jenkins is a passionate romantic drama based on the James Baldwin novel of the same name. A young black couple living in 1970's New York contend with racial harassment in their community and the conservative views of their families just as they are on…
Greta (2018): Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe…; Creepy psychological thriller from Neil Jordan with a reliably fantastic performance from Huppert as a lonely widow with a sinister agenda who befriends a vulnerable young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) after a chance encounter. Emerges as a campy blend of horror and comedy which is nutty enough to deserve some…