Reviews now on YouTube! | Watch here

Larsen On Film

  • Review Library
  • Subscribe
  • Why I’m Wrong
  • About
  • Books

Tag: Drama

Broadcast News (1987)

Drama Rated R

“…interested in all the complication and resignation that comes with being an actual adult.”

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Drama Rated PG-13

“What lingers are the quieter, actorly moments…”

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

Drama Rated PG-13

“Proof that details are the heart of all good storytelling…”

Autumn Leaves (1956)

Drama Rated NR

“… another earnest exploration of mental illness starring Joan Crawford.”

Belfast (2021)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…icky whimsy.”

After Yang (2022)

Drama Rated PG

“…speaks in a hush, but if you lean in to listen you’ll pick up on a film of rare wisdom and beauty.”

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Drama Rated R

“…wallows in sordid male ugliness in a way that belies its reputation as a dance-tastic artifact.”

The House (2022)

Drama Rated NR

“…like the fever dreams of someone in the midst of a renovation project that’s teetering on the edge of disaster.”

Top Ten Films (1998 – 2025) (2025)

Drama Rated NR

An archive of the recent best.

The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)

Drama Rated R

“…we don’t know what the distressed main character is capable of—and he doesn’t either.”

Recent Reviews

Toy Story 5 (2026)

Family Rated PG

“If Toy Story 5 doesn’t quite rise to the challenge of its conceit, it still offers plenty of familiar fun.”

Rose of Nevada (2026)

Horror Rated NR

“…a work of oblique horror, a ghost story that’s something of an apparition itself.”

Z (1969)

Drama Rated NR

“. . . a bitter, brilliant pill to swallow.”


Search Review Library

Sponsored by the following | become a sponsor



SUBSCRIBE


Sign up to receive emails

Sign up to get new reviews and updates delivered to your inbox!

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!




FOLLOW ONLINE



All rights reserved. All Content ©2024 J. Larsen
maintained by Big Ocean Studios

TOP