drama reviews

2 reviews (2 movies) with an average rating of 3.8

Her (2013)

with Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johannson

Director Spike Jonze paints a visually stunning future (hauntingly empty outside of the protagonist's social sphere and depressingly plausible) and uses it to tell a captivating and thought-provoking story with a poignant and refreshing ending.

Sicario (2015)

with Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro

Kate Macer's constant, largely futile search for answers, the bombastic, bone-rattling soundtrack, and the movie's unwillingness to relieve the tension with a comforting finale made sure I did not take my eyes off the screen once.