Drama

GRADE: 2 out of 5 My most anticipated romantic drama this year doesn’t live up to my expectation. It’s not the best relationship study you can find in a movie but it’s not necessarily the worst either. As far as the film’s immigration aspect is concerned, I think some of us could relate to this [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 THE ARTIST is beautiful, definitely one of my favorite films this year. I can watch it again and again. Writer/director Michel Hazanavicius has crafted a timeless masterpiece, a film that deserves best picture nomination along with acting nods for Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. It’s a silent black-and-white film with [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 Alexander Payne is back and thank God he’s back! It’s been a while since Sideways, which I admired, now Payne has given his next masterpiece and just like his previous works, this too has Oscars written all over it. Everything about THE DESCENDANTS is close to perfect from the writing, [...]

GRADE: 3 out of 5 It really is challenging to write up a review for any Twilight movie, especially this fourth installment when you’re neither a fan of the books nor the previous movies. Because when you’re a fan, you can easily geek out and be stoked about it no matter what, because you’ve drunk [...]

GRADE: 3 out of 5 I think Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance, the make-up and costume design all deserve Oscar nods for J. EDGAR but I just can’t get into the film because it seems to me that it’s unable to make up its mind on how it would present J. Edgar Hoover. Oscar winning screenwriter, Dustin [...]

GRADE: 1 out of 5 There are films you’d like to critique with the intention to half support them because even though they fail to live up to your expectation, you’d manage to see some potential but THE SON OF NO ONE is not one of those films. This is just terrible to the tenth [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 Roland Emmericah has finally made a great film for once in his career and the earth didn’t have to be destroyed in the process. This film builds upon allegations that Shakespeare never actually wrote any of his plays, so no doubt that it may press some buttons and anger Shakespearean [...]

GRADE: 2 out of 5 This year, cinema gave us three cosmic dramas, Another Earth which I admired, The Tree Of Life which was super slow but captivating, though I was a bit biased, being a Terrence Malick fan and all. And now, we have MELANCHOLIA, from writer/director Lars Von Trier. All three films try [...]

GRADE: 4 out of 5 Just like Machine Gun Preacher, the filmmaking quality of ORANGES AND SUNSHINE takes back seat to its subject matter. To tell you the truth, I was surprised by this incredible true story because I’ve never heard of it taught in my high school history classes. Who would’ve thought that a [...]

GRADE: 4 out of 5 This is what Wall Street 2 and The Company Men wish they had been. MARGINAL CALL’s strength lies in its story that’s more than just about a fictional firm’s meltdown but the impact that it has on the employees, the execs, and the tough decisions that have to be made. [...]