Iranian drama “My Favorite Cake”

In the silent and delicately subversive Iranian drama My favorite cakeMaryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha offer a delightful slice of life flavored with the bittersweet flavor of late medieval romance. Mahin (Lily Farhadpour, excellent) is 70 years old and lives a solitary life in Tehran. Her husband has long since died. His daughter and granddaughters … Read more

Hollywood Career Coach on Living the Scream Dream, Drama Podcast

Is running away from zombies ruining my career? Dear Remy, I got rich from the lead role in a hit horror series. When I accepted, I had two young children and needed a stable job. I thought about making a film, picking up the tab and then returning to more “serious” roles: costume dramas, corsets … Read more

An intriguing drama based on the 2010 Hong Kong murders

Hong Kong film critic-turned-director Philip Yung's latest feature film begins with a harrowing crime committed by an unlikely culprit: one night, without any warning or explanation, a troubled 15-year-old boy named Ming (Dylan So) picks up a meat cleaver. in the kitchen and then proceeds to kill his mother and sister in cold blood. Yung … Read more

Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo star in Nicôle Lecky's new BBC drama 'Wild Cherry'

House of the Dragon star Eve Best and The PenguinCarmen Ejogo of 'will host a new BBC drama from Nicôle Lecky, Wild cherry. Following the success of Lecky's BAFTA win Humorthe BBC and the production company Firebird Pictures (Desert, The pier) on Wednesday revealed the cast of the new six-part series. Imogen Fairs (Goldie's oldies, … Read more

Review of the film “Promise I'll Be Fine”: Slovakian coming-of-age drama

Teenagers will inevitably be teenagers. This is the timeless takeaway of Promise, I'll be fine (Hore je nebo, v doline som ja), which had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Centering on Eno (Michael Zachensky), a 15-year-old in rural Slovakia who learns some harsh truths about his often absent mother, the emotional … Read more

Kajol and Kriti Sanon in Netflix Indian drama

Do Patti (Two cards) is a film in an identity crisis, as neither director Shashanka Chaturvedi nor writer/co-producer Kanika Dhillon seems entirely sure of its primal instincts. Is it a twisted story of identical twins, one good and one bad? Or is it another hill station mystery? (For some reason, streaming platforms seem in love … Read more

Nicholas Hoult in Clint Eastwood's legal drama

Anyone who has served on a jury, or even been called upon to participate in jury selection, can remember the inevitable tension that direct participation in the justice system can cause. Countless others may recognize hallmarks of the experience from the abundance of films and television episodes: the courtroom call to order by the bailiff, … Read more

Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm in Fiery Oil Drama

The oil business affects everything in the wild West Texas town Landmanand Billy Bob Thornton is a key cog in that machine. The second trailer for Taylor Sheridan's upcoming series, this time about the oil business, focuses on Thornton's Tommy Norris, a crisis manager in the oil industry, and delves more into the relationships among … Read more

'Territory' review: Netflix's 'Yellowstone'-style Australian drama

Netflix's algorithm will try to trick you into watching Territory for its familiarity. The six-part drama is almost explicitly an Australian version of Yellowstoneor a modern version of Australiawithout any of those annoying Baz Luhrmann aesthetic trappings. Heck, you might even call it Amazon Open range without the huge hole at the center of the … Read more

Brazilian Globo and German Beta join forces for a drama series

German production and sales group Beta Film and Brazilian media giant Grupo Globo have signed a multi-year co-production agreement to jointly develop drama series for the global market. The deal, announced Monday at international television market MIPCOM, will begin with Discipline (working title), an eight-hour crime series created by Konrad Dantas, the Brazilian writer/director better … Read more

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