Posts tagged with "Comic drama"



The Penguin Lessons
Steve Coogan wears despondency like a favourite tweed jacket but the batty little bird is the star of every scene.

A Real Pain
Jesse Eisenberg’s sophomore film-making feature is a paradoxically wacky heartbreaker.

Anora
With the grit of her hard-won sparkle, Mikey Madison’s Ani eclipses everybody in her path.

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
This is celebration as a way of life.

Kneecap
The feral energy of writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature roars at you out of the gate.

Iris and the Men (‘It’s Raining Men’) (‘Iris et les Hommes’)

Radical
Inspired by an actual teacher, film-maker Christopher Zalla’s blast of sunshine leans heavily on earnest overdrive.

La Chimera
The Crown’s Josh O’Connor plunders Italian tombs with droopy British intent as a bereft archaeologist.

The Nature of Love (‘Simple Comme Sylvain’)
The contradictions of attraction are a sexy, cerebral ride.

Fallen Leaves (‘Kuolleet Lehdet’)
The drabness of low-rung lives is sautéed reindeer and mashed potatoes to Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismäki.

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