Everything Is Illuminated
By Debbie Elicksen. Liev Schreiber wrote and directed this gem of a screenplay, based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer. Everything Is Illuminated (2005) is beautifully told story about a Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Drama
Spotlight
By Debbie Elicksen. How do you say no to God? Spotlight (2015) is based on the true story of a Boston Globe investigative news team uncovering the answers to a Continue Reading →
Phoenix
By Debbie Elicksen. A screenplay that was written (co-written by Harun Farocki) and directed by Christian Petzold, Phoenix (2014) is a German film about a woman, whose life has seen much tragedy Continue Reading →
Hope
By Debbie Elicken Hope (2013) is a South Korean subtitled film about a sweet eight-year-old girl, who was brutalized, raped, and left for dead on her way to school one Continue Reading →
Letters from Iwo Jima
By Debbie Elicksen. I would call Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) the modern day version of All Quiet on the Western Front. It qualifies as classic material, and it also Continue Reading →
A Dark Truth
By Debbie Elicksen. How do you want to be remembered? That is the lesson learned from watching A Dark Truth (2012). This action thriller was written and directed by Damian Continue Reading →
Bridge of Spies
By Debbie Elicksen. Bridge of Spies (2015) is that moment of time when the post war, Cold War, and espionage all come together. It is a thriller based on the Continue Reading →
Palm Trees in the Snow
By Debbie Elicksen. Fernando González Molina beautifully directed this captivating story about love and family. Palm Trees in the Snow (2015) will hold your heart through every scene. This international drama was Continue Reading →
Lila & Eve
By Debbie Elicksen. Lila & Eve (2015) is raw. It’s real. It’s a kick-ass revenge story. Two mothers, devastated by the loss of their children to gunfire, meet in the Continue Reading →
Homefront
By Debbie Elicksen. After an attempted bust of a biker gang goes wrong, former DEA agent Phil Broker (Jason Statham) just wants to find a quiet neighborhood where he can raise Continue Reading →