Tag: Drama

Room (2015)-Film review

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Room is directed by Lenny Abrahamson and stars Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay as a mother and her 5 year old son who are being held in a tiny room and have been since before the boy was born. The film is very small and personal and has a very upsetting premise, but an overall feeling of hope and love in dark times. It is sweet and heartwarming while simultaneously being tragic and soul crushing. I don’t want to spoil anything from this film so my review might be a bit vague, but that is because I knew very little about this film when I went to see it, and that made this film an amazing experience.
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Spotlight (2015)- Film review

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Spotlight is directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci. It is a biographical film about the Spotlight reporters for the Boston Globe who uncovered the child molestation scandal within the Catholic Church. This horrible discovery in recent history is harrowingly presented in this film; it is tough to experience, but that’s what makes the film great. It doesn’t dumb down the events or over dramatise them, but instead presents them with terrifying truth, Spotlight is really brilliant.

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Birdman 0r (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)-Film review

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Birdman is a poetic tale about fictional movie star Riggan Thomson who, as he is only famous for his role as superhero Birdman in the 90s blockbusters of the same name, is trying to recreate his image as a true “artist” by writing, directing and starring in a Broadway play. The film follows Riggan as the stress and pressure from the play and everyone around him cause him to steadily lose his sanity. The film questions what the difference between is between commercial fame and successes and true art, whether success means how popular you are or how respected you are, and just how far someone can go for there image. It is a spectacle and a best picture winner, a masterful film. It is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and stars Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan and Naomi Watts.
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Children of Men (2006)-Film Review

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Children of men is set in England in the dystopian 2027 where the world has fallen into chaos and fascism because all women on the planet have become infertile, so a baby hasn’t been born in 18 years. The plot follows Theo Faron (Clive Owen) as he discovers the first pregnant woman in 18 years and tries to escort her to the coast. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron and staring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Kane, Clara-Hope Ashitey and Chiwetel Ejiofor, the film is a powerful social message and a harrowing portrail of a world devoid of hope. Continue reading “Children of Men (2006)-Film Review”