Movies with music written by Dan Romer
Contained within Beasts of the Southern Wild are moments of fragile, understated magic that emphasize the relationship that exists even between the most neglectful, irresponsible fathers and their daughters. The problem with Beasts of the Southern ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-06-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/FANTASY
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Cast: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry
While watching Dear Evan Hansen, I was reminded of the 1994 film I’ll Do Anything. Originally designed as a musical (with eight songs by Prince), the decision was made in the editing room to release the Nick Nolte vehicle as a straight drama...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-09-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Suicide, Mental Illness)
Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Cast: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, ...
With a title like Death of a Unicorn, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Alex Scharfman’s film has a distinct Yorgos Lanthimos vibe (keeping in mind that Lanthimos made something called The Killing of a Sacred Deer). Although Scharfman doesn’t em...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Alex Scharfman
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, ...
In the arena of American animated films, Pixar represents the Gold Standard and it has been thus since the arrival of Toy Story in 1995. Over that span of more than 25 years, the animation studio has been responsible for very few duds so, when...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-06-18
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Enrico Casarosa
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, ...
Woman of the Hour is the based-on-a-true-story tale of the so-called “Dating Game killer” whose appellation resulted from his appearance on the 1970s TV show, The Dating Game. As directed by Anna Kendrick, Ian McDonald’s screenplay does a go...
U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Anna Kendrick
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, ...