Unexpected Christmas – Review and Summary
Like a Shudder movie that premieres in theaters and then ends up on their platform, Unexpected Christmas feels like an early access movie meant for streaming or TV.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
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Gruesome Playground Injuries (2025) at the Lucille Lortel Theatre – Review
Tony Award winner Kara Young stars alongside Nicholas Braun in a 30-year-spanning play about two eccentric, flawed people, whose love for each other has terrible timing.
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Year One (2025) – Review and Summary
Year One delivers a relatable and far from grandiose image of what living on a college campus is like, without being notably dramatic or idealistic.
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Anniversary – Review and Summary
What is originally sold as a revenge story becomes a movie about the fall of democracy in America.
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Hedda – Review and Summary
Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss save what would otherwise be a forgettable movie.
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Christy – Review and Summary
While the boxing in Christy is lackluster, the story of Jim and Christy’s relationship compensates.
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Coney Island Baby (2025) – Review and Summary
Coney Island Baby seems to end when it barely has begun.
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Blue Moon – Review and Summary
Watching a lonely but brilliant man struggle to validate that he is still relevant may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s what Blue Moon offers.
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Home – Review and Summary
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and hobosexuality is always a better option than being homeless.
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Regretting You – Review and Summary
“Regretting You” with its pursuit of levity and hastening through some of the book’s best moments, goes far beyond being a disappointment.
