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From the Past

Films on the to-do list

  • Armageddon Time
  • Black Widow
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • Last Christmas
  • Remember Sunday
  • Shazam! 2
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Spy Guys

Category: Drama Films

Armageddon Time (2022)

Film review: Armageddon Time (2022), written and directed by James Gray tl;dr: Naive sixth-grader in 1980s New York learns about white privilege, but it’s really

Boogie (2021)

Film review: Boogie (2021), written and directed by Eddie Huang tl;dr: Taiwanese-American basketball prodigy is torn between fulfilling his parents ambition and following his heart.

Spotlight (2015)

Film review: Spotlight (2015), directed by Tom McCarthy tl;dr: The riveting story behind how a Boston newspaper broke the news of the Catholic Church hiding

Citizen Kane (1941)

Film review: Citizen Kane (1941), directed by Orson Welles tl;dr: Way ahead of its time. One of the best films ever made that actually is