Drama – Is It Worth the Watch?

Harriet Craig (1950)

25 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

Joan Crawford was a rarity among Hollywood’s glamorous Golden Age stars. She wasn’t afraid to play, well, shall we say, aggressive characters. You know, calculating, two-faced characters. Hypocritical, double-dealing characters. Okay, I’ll just say it. She wasn’t afraid

The Dark Knight (2008)

21 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

I’m not much of a comic fan so, consequently, film adaptations with comic book characters don’t do much for me. That being said, I really liked 2008’s Batman epic The Dark Knight, maybe because it comes

Heaven Only Knows (1947)

18 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 4 categories

Do you ever watch a movie and spend the entire time wondering what genre it’s supposed to be? Is it intended to be a comedy or a drama or a thriller or just what exactly?

Boogie Nights (1997)

16 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 2 categories

I think a lot of people have avoided Boogie Nights because they think it’s about something other than it actually is. Released in 1997, the story focuses on a young man from an abusive family who escapes

Being the Ricardos (2021)

11 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 1 category

Seeing any backstage drama that later became public knowledge makes us all feel like insiders. Being the Ricardos, from 2021, places us smack in the middle of both the production of a legendary TV series and

Hell’s House (1932)

5 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

Sometimes while watching an older film you’ve never heard of, like 1932’s drama Hell’s House, you don’t expect a lot, but then you’re wowed by an incredibly well-made and riveting film. Although a young Bette Davis and Pat O’Brien,

Look Who’s Back (Er ist wieder da) (2015)

2 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 4 categories

I love strange and bizarre movies (probably not a surprise to you), and 2015’s Look Who’s Back (Er ist wieder da) may be one of the oddest I’ve ever seen. Based on a best selling German novel by Timur

Halston (2021)

1 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 4 categories

I binged all five episodes of the dramatic-bio series Halston in one sitting, which, I guess, should tell you I liked it enough to keep pushing forward. And I certainly did. The Netflix miniseries, exploring the famed fashion designer’s

The African Queen (1951)

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 5 categories

Rewatching director John Huston’s 1951 masterpiece, The African Queen, which I hadn’t seen in a very long time, I discovered it not only holds up, but looks like it could have been filmed yesterday. Almost nothing about it

Quartet (2012)

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 2 categories

Funny and touching, 2012’s comedy-drama Quartet examines the challenges met by aging artists as their lives appear to have less and less meaning. Although somewhat uneven in tone, the story of elderly opera singers in a retirement

The Monuments Men (2014)

27 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 1 category

The Second World War is one of those conflicts where being on the winning side can give you a sense of moral victory. And with good reason. The Nazis perpetrated the Holocaust, invaded most of

Downton Abbey – Series (2010 – 2015)

26 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

I decided to catch up with almost everybody else in the world and watched all six seasons of Downton Abbey in a span of two months. I think my overall reaction is my own fault,

Category: Drama