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Drama Movie Reviews

Ambulance

Director Michael Bay Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Eiza González Rated MA Score 5/6 Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry. I think it has been more than a few months since I have last watched a movie directed by Michael Bay and he has always been the director that…

Willow

Director Ron Howard Starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis Rated PG Score 5/6 A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. I’ve been meaning to take a look at Willow for at least a month and when I heard that a…

Renegade Episodes 1 & 2

Director Ralph Hemecker (Episode 1) Director BJ Davis (Episode 2) Staring Lorenzo Lamas, Branscombe Richmond & Kathleen Kinmont Rated M Score 2/6 After crooked cop Lieutenant “Dutch” Dixon kills his girlfriend and frames him for murder, Reno Raines escapes from jail and goes on the run. Episode 2 Hunting Accident Reno runs a bully out…

The Battle at Lake Changjin

Directors Kaige Chen, Dante Lam & Hark Tsui Starring Jing Wu, Jackson Yee & Duan Yihong Rated MA Score 5/6 1950, the People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea for a decisive battle in history. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front, with fearless spirit and iron will fought the US army…

Head On

Director Ana Kokkinos Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis & Julian Garner Rated R Score 6/6 Released on Blu-Ray on November 3 A 19-year-old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters. I was not aware of the existence of this movie until recently, though…

The Last Stand

Director Vadim Shmelyov Starring Artyom Gubin, Lubov Konstantinova & Igor Yudin Rated MA Score 5.5/6 The cadets of the Podolsk artillery and infantry schools are completing their training, and they will soon become commanders. Two friends compete for a girl. Suddenly, the command learns about the breakthrough of the front and the movement of a…

Irish Film Festival – Broken Law

Director Paddy Slattery Starring Tristan Heanue, Graham Earley, John Connors Rated MA Score 5/6 Dave Connolly is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help. Okay the fun thing about film festivals sometimes you might…

Streamline

Director Tyson Wade Johnston Starring Levi Miller, Laura Gordon & Jason Isaacs Rated MA Score 6/6 A 15-year-old swimming prodigy self-destructs after his father is released from jail. For those of you who might be interested this is writer/director Tyson Wade Johnston’s debut feature length movie. Streamline is another entry in the long list of…

Irish Film Festival – The Bright Side

Director Ruth Meehan Starring Gemma-Leah Devereux, Siobhán Cullen & Karen Egan Rated M Score 6/6 A stand-up comedian’s life changes when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. The Bright Side is being screened as part of the 2021 Irish Film Festival. For those of you who might interested apparently The Bright Side was inspired by…