Before Sunset (2004)
Sequels are usually the domain of big money-making blockbusters that fall under almost every genre except for dramas, which makes Before Sunset a very unique experience indeed. Imagine if we could catch up to the characters...
Category: Drama
Stage Beauty (2004)
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from his own stage play, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty”, Stage Beauty spins a tale of Ned Kynaston (Crudup), one of the most famous, and one of the last, male actors who...
Open Water (2003)
Open Water is an attempt at a realistic thriller, which some have compared to The Blair Witch Project, but I have to disagree with this comparison. Blair Witch tried to push forward a notion of realism to the...
The Untouchables (1987)
If The Untouchables proves anything, it’s that if you put enough very talented people together, good results are bound to follow. This is the Hollywood equivalent of the All-Star Game, with a cast and crew...
2LDK (2002)
“2LDK” is the abbreviation in Japan for a 2 bedroom apartment, with a living room, dining room, and a kitchen. It’s also the title of this engaging, but an ultimately disappointing movie about two...
Marnie (1964)
A commercial and critical failure upon its release, Marnie is one of the Master’s failures that has gained a following over time, and some critics actually rank it among his very finest of films. I...
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Based on the book by Jeffrey Eugenides, the setting is the 1970s, where a suburban family — mom, dad, and five sisters — come to an untimely demise. The details aren’t spelled out. although...
Anita and Me (2002)
Anita and Me was written for the screen by Meera Syal herself from her bestselling novel of the same name. Syal is a British-born woman of Indian descent, and one can tell from her keen...
The Terminal (2004)
Steven Spielberg follows up one of his lighter films, Catch Me If You Can, with an even frothier affair in The Terminal, another film inspired by a true story catapulted to the realm of the fantastic through...
Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
Although still utilizing his Western persona, Coogan’s Bluff marks the first Eastwood cop flick, and the first of five films he would do for director Don Siegel, the most notable of which would be his second...