The beauty of film as a medium is its diversity.
Through creativity and imagination, filmmakers can deliver horror, action and fantasy worlds never seen before.
Films likeMalcolm & Marieare proof that centering an entire film around conversations doesn’t always yield good results.
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The pair spend a night together, walking through the streets of Vienna and talking.
Despite their connection, they part ways at the end of the evening.
Nine years later, Jesse is an author visiting Europe on a book tour.
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Perhaps it’s cheating to lump a trilogy together as if it’s one film.
ButBefore Sunrise,Before SunsetandBefore Midnightare so inextricably linked that it’s difficult to discuss one without the others.
The Cowans are uptight and more traditional, whereas the Longstreets are a bit more modern and sensitive.
Tempers flare and allegiances change as the four adults give a shot to resolve their sons' differences.
Carnageis entirely set within one apartment and takes place over the course of a few hours.
All four characters begin the film firmly aligned with their respective spouses.
Massshares some DNA withCarnageas both films involve two couples coming together to resolve an issue.
But whileCarnageis lighthearted and comedic,Massis entirely the opposite.
He spends the rest of the drive calling several people and having a range of heated and emotional conversations.
The young men strangled their former classmate and hid the body in their Manhattan apartment.
Everett (Jake Horowitz) is the disc jockey at the small radio station in the heart of town.
The Vast of Nightis both slight and expansive.
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The result isa sci-fi film that is conversation-heavy but utterly mesmerizing.
A discussion of films in this category would be incomplete without mention ofMy Dinner With Andre.
It quickly becomes clear that the relationship everyone has with Krisha is strained.
Krishais the debut feature film from director Trey Edward Shults, who also stars in the film.
It’s time for the jurors to deliberate and come to a verdict.
The 12 men of the jury enter the jury room and begin deliberations.
After participating in an interview with a university student, she retreats to her office to work.
The courtroom drama is sadly a dying breed.
But of the more recent films in the genre,Anatomy of a Fallis certainly among the best.
The film benefits greatly from its focus on the French legal system, which is inquisitorial rather than adversarial.
Western courtroom dramas are typically tense battles, defined by competitions for evidence and underhanded tactics.
These story restrictions come as a result of the real-life restrictions of adversarial legal systems.
The inquisitorial system in France removes the tension that comes from vicious cross-examination tete-a-tetes and sneaky technicalities.
Instead,Anatomy of a Fallis able to emphasize genuine explorationsof character and circumstances.
The story intricately weaves courtroom tension with emotional revelations, exploring the blurred lines between truth and deception.
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After the suspicious death of her husband, a writer finds herself at the center of a high-stakes legal case. As she fights to prove her innocence, the trial exposes the complexities of their marriage and her personal life. The story intricately weaves courtroom tension with emotional revelations, exploring the blurred lines between truth and deception.
