The Snowman
The Snowman is a well done dark drama filmed in the beautiful, hauntingly desolate setting of Norway. The opening sets the tone for what is to come. I give it 4 stars out of 5. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Drama
Atomic Blonde
Screenshot from Atomic Blonde movie starring Charlize Theron. I thought it was okay, but you can sure tell it was written and directed by men. The lead character is so one dimensional. I’ve been Continue Reading →
Changing Lanes
By Debbie Elicksen. It could happen to anyone. That is what makes Changing Lanes (2002), written by Chad Taylor and Michael Tolkin such a compelling story. The moral of the Continue Reading →
Flowers of War
By Debbie Elicksen. Flowers of War (2011) is a historical drama starring Christian Bale (John Miller), Ni Ni (Yu Mo), and Shigeo Kobayashi (Lieutenant Kato). Heng Liu wrote the screenplay, based Continue Reading →
No Escape
By Debbie Elicksen. No Escape (2015) is about an American family that moves to Asia for a fresh start but they arrive in the middle of a coup d’état. John Continue Reading →
Selfless
By Debbie Elicksen. Self/less (2015) is much like an Outer Limits/Twilight Zone episode but amped up to an action thriller level. Damian (Ben Kinglsey) is dying. Cancer is ravaging his Continue Reading →
Capote
By Debbie Elicksen. Dan Futterman wrote the screenplay for Capote (2005), based on the book by Gerald Clarke. The film was directed by Bennett Miller. Philip Seymour Hoffman absolutely deserved Continue Reading →
Out of the Furnace
By Debbie Elicksen. Out of the Furnace (2013) is gritty all around, right from the characters, the setting, and the story line. Brad Ingelsby and Scott Cooper wrote the screenplay, Continue Reading →
Paradise Road
By Debbie Elicksen. Paradise Road (1997) is a compelling drama about a collection of women from different countries, classes, and histories being held captive by the Japanese during World War Continue Reading →
Cast Away
By Eric Johnson. Its a movie that I’m sure has kept many people away from planes. Cast Away (2000) stars Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a Fed Ex executive, whose plane crashes Continue Reading →