Richard Linklater took a cast and filmed them at certain periods throughout 12 years in order to give us a slice of life of a typical American child’s life which we experience through the eyes of Mason
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Drama
Birdman (2014)
Birdman is classified as a drama/comedy and while it certainly has it’s own dramatic flare, the comedy is seldom seen and when it does arrive in the occasional scene it either misses the mark or has a feeling of smugness surrounding it which, I suppose, is a good way to describe the film, smug.
Whiplash (2014)
I broke my number one rule going into ‘Whiplash’, I let myself believe the hype surrounding the film, I went in expecting a masterpiece which is a death sentence for any film.
Locke (2014)
Ivan Locke, played by Tom Hardy, is the only character we get to see on screen which if the acting isn’t good enough, can become dull and tiring, however Hardy is absolutely captivating as Locke. I was truly compelled by Locke’s story and situation which Hardy delivers perfectly, hitting every beat perfectly, going from a …
The Kings of Summer (2013)
The biggest positive this film has going for it is the phenomenal cast, especially the three main guys; Nick Robinson as the lead, Joe, who just wants to escape from living at home with his dad when his mum died, Gabriel Basso as Patrick, whose parents are smothering him and finally Moises Arias as the …
Blue Ruin (2014)
Let me start off by saying that this film is not for everyone, it is a constantly slow burning film which is not typical for a revenge film, however what is truly amazing to me is that no matter how slow this film trudges along, it doesn’t slow the pacing of the film down at …
Robot & Frank (2013)
This film came as a surprise for me as it took what I thought the tone of the film would be and it changed and rallied heavily towards Alzheimer’s that it was jarring and meant that I was in for an emotional roller coaster.
United 93 (2006)
‘United 93’ could have been phenomenal if it were not for two things; Paul Greengrass’ obsession with shaky cam, and the fact that the film tried to make one of the hijackers seem remorseful or regretful, now obviously we can never know for certain if any of the hijackers had second thoughts but the fact that …
Black Swan (2010)
The final line of the film is “It was perfect” and that is an almost perfect review of the film, the film is not perfect but it is so close. I believe this was my fourth or fifth time watching this film and I have adored it just as much as when I first saw …
Dan in Real Life (2007)
At first this film seemed like it was going to focus on the depression Dan, played by an always fantastic Steve Carell, faces raising three daughters as a single parent due to his wife dying four years prior to the film. Then however, when Dan meets Marie, played by Juliette Binoche, for the 10 minutes …