Category Archives: Drama

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Dir. John Madden)

Posted on February 3, 2015 by patchsim

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a very nice film. Though for a film that assembles a cast as good as this one does, one can’t help coming away hoping for something a little more than nice. The Best Exotic … Continue reading →

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Dir. Lasse Hallstrom)

Posted on February 1, 2015 by patchsim

Viewers looking for something new and inventive will likely be disappointed by Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Those who can accept it for what it is, a perfectly adequate and reasonably amusing “feel good film” will be perfectly satisfied. Ewan … Continue reading →

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Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by patchsim

Birdman is exceedingly ambitious, both from a technical and narrative standpoint. Though it soars highly with its ambition, it avoids the same path of the Icarus it so frequently alludes to and ultimately succeeds. Riggan Thomson is a movie star, famed … Continue reading →

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Jagten/The Hunt (Dir. Thomas Vinterberg)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by patchsim

Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt is one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen, though beneath the gorgeous Autumnal scenery it is a masterful take on a difficult subject matter. Set and shot in Denmark, Mads Mikkelsen portrays Lucas, a nursery school … Continue reading →

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