Drama
Drama
The Red Shoes
Richly realized and beautifully shot, this tale of artistic passion and dangerous obsession is a true cinematic masterpiece.
Shanghai Express
A character drama first, and a kind of adventurous spy thriller second, this Marlene Dietrich star vehicle accomplishes a great deal despite being constrained largely to one train and two train stations.
Bicycle Thieves
The quintessential Italian neorealist film succeeds at capturing a slice of life tragedy within the context of post-war Italy, but doesn’t succeed at living up to the hype that surrounds it.
Freebie and the Bean
This early form of the buddy cop comedy has its sensibilities stuck somewhere several decades before what a modern audience likely finds acceptable.
The Big Country
This clever, compelling western epic is both of its genre, and a subversion of it, which represents a masterful piece of filmmaking.
F1
This racing movie’s slick charm, attention to real world details, and intensely fun driving sequences more than make up for its use of genre cliches and stock characters.
Gimme the Loot
This talk-heavy, Queens based indie failed to engage me in its meandering plot and abrasive dialogue.
Two For The Road
This early entry into the “decades of a relationship boiled down into a movie” genre has some clever ideas and memorable moments, but makes some of the characters too unlikable for the piece to really work.
Brigsby Bear
Just about the best movie ever made about a fictional TV show created to teach life lessons to a kidnapping victim.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
This early classic of serious science fiction delivers in its thoughtful exploration of Cold War paranoia and global antagonism but misses the mark on capturing the grand cinematic vision its premise implies.
Anne of the Indies
A ripping good yarn of pirate vengeance somewhat wrecks its galleon on the rocky shores of muddied themes and storytelling.
Pride and Prejudice
Strong performances and snappy dialogue do a lot to make you forget how unfaithful it is as a true adaptation.