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In recent years, there has been no shortage of American male-centered LGBTQ movies, with one (Moonlight) winning an Oscar. When it comes to lesbian stories, however, pickings have been slim. Although there have been international options (incl...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-27
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Romance/Drama
Director: Miguel Arteta
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa
"Everything is much different in Eat Drink Man Woman than the other films I've made. It has a bigger cast and a lot more complex story line... I started thinking about families and how they communicate. Sometimes the things children need to hear ...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei-Yang, Chien-Lien Wu, ...
The Edge of Heaven, a film that switches back and forth between Germany and Turkey, is a drama about redemption that structurally echoes films like Babel and is a thematic cousin to some of Kieslowski's more penetrating motion pictures. Evenly div...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-05-21
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Nurgül Yesilçy, Baki Davrak, Runcel Kurtiz, ...
"El Cid is one of the greatest epic films ever made. Anthony Mann's sense of composition, his use of space, and his graceful camera movements bring to life an ancient tapestry where the transformation of an ordinary man into a legend become almost...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Charlton Heston, Sofia Loren, John Fraser, ...
Perhaps the most salient question to ask about England is Mine, an unauthorized, slightly fictionalized bio-pic of musician (Steven) Morrissey, is: who is the intended audience? Die-hard fans of Morrissey will most likely be disappointed by wh...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-25
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Gill
Cast: Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer, ...
From the first scene, Eternal seems like a made-for-Cinemax soft porn vampire movie, with one crucial exception. It has the cheesy music. It has the wooden acting by thespians whose names are not destined to top many A-movie marquees. It has the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-08-26
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Wilhelm Liebenberg, Federico Sanchez
Cast: Caroline Néron, Conrad Pla, Victoria Sanchez, ...
A moment frozen in time through the lens of a camera - that's one of many images director Jan Troell uses to cement the foundation of his new period piece, Everlasting Moments. The chronicle of a woman who lived and died in the early part of the 2...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-03-06
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Jan Troell
Cast: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, ...
Paul Roland’s Exemplum opens with a definition (not a bad idea considering how obscure the term may be to all but classical literature scholars): “EXEMPLUM: 1. An example or model. 2. An anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as ...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-17
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Paul Roland
Cast: Paul Roland, Joseph Griffin, Brittany Lewis, ...
Farewell My Concubine spans fifty-three years, presenting the lives of two men against the historical backdrop of a country in upheaval. Initially banned in China but shown to international acclaim, Chen Kaige's film is one of the year's true mast...
U.S. Release Date: 1993-10-20
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li
Spoiler Alert: This review mentions a key event that occurs mid-way through the movie. Those wishing a "virgin viewing experience" for The Father of My Children are urged to stop reading here and return to the review once they have seen the film. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-23
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Cast: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, ...