Drama — Reviews — In Reel Deep

'Tigertail'

Alan Yang completes the transition from comedy to drama with a somber take on the immigrant’s story.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 19, 2020Alan Yang, Tzi Ma, Christine Ko, Hong-Chi Lee, Fiona Fu, Joan Chen, Kuei-Mei Yang, Cindera Che

'1917'

Sam Mendes thrills with style and substance in the World War I epic 1917

'Little Women'

By making this classic story feel both old and new at the same time, Greta Gerwig has solidified her place as the best young auteur in the biz.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 8, 2020

'The Two Popes'

Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins are an unstoppable duo in this captivating glimpse into papal politics.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 5, 2019

'The Irishman'

Four Italians in their 70s making one more mob movie? And it’s 209 minutes long? This could’ve been a nightmare. Instead, it’s a masterpiece.

DramaSteve CiminoNovember 8, 2019

'Parasite'

Bong Joon-ho has dazzled American audiences with sci-fi fare before, but this dark drama about class is undoubtedly his best.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoOctober 23, 2019

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

It wouldn’t be a Quentin Tarantino movie without questions and controversy, but the ambition and the skill behind this film are impossible to deny.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoAugust 7, 2019

'High Life'

Plot and dialogue don’t appear to be Claire Denis’s bread and butter, but striking scenes and a fully committed Juliette Binoche make this sci-fi film fairly memorable.

Science Fiction, Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoApril 17, 2019Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Claire Denis, André Benjamin

'Cold War'

Paweł Pawlikowski may have crafted the most compact and yet powerful drama in recent cinematic history.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoFebruary 6, 2019Paweł Pawlikowski, Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig

'If Beale Street Could Talk'

It’s no Moonlight, but Barry Jenkins’s feature followup to that modern masterpiece is still brilliantly heart-wrenching and sadly beautiful.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 15, 2019Barry Jenkins, KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Brian Tyree Henry

'Vice'

Though Adam McKay receives a few bonus points for degree of difficulty, his Dick Cheney biopic proves too massive to master.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 3, 2019Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Adam McKay, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell

'Roma'

It’ll soon be trite and lazy to say “Roma is a special film,” but that won’t make it any less true.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 12, 2018Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza Aparicio

'Widows'

Steve McQueen’s latest is a dark and desperate heist movie that forgoes “neat and tidy” and is all the better for it.

'The Front Runner'

It’s a complicated story to tell in two hours, but ultimately Jason Reitman can’t pin down what makes the saga of Gary Hart so nuanced and fascinating.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoNovember 11, 2018Hugh Jackman, Jason Reitman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Toby Huss, Bill Burr

'A Star is Born'

The first hour of Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut is pretty much perfect. And, despite a few missteps, the rest isn’t bad either.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoOctober 10, 2018Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay

'BlacKkKlansman'

2018 has been a remarkable year for black filmmakers, and Spike Lee’s addition to the cultural conversation does not disappoint.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoAugust 17, 2018Spike Lee, John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace

'Blindspotting'

This Oakland-centric film from writing duo Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal is unsubtle and uneven but teeming with the passion of a story that needed to be told.