Tripping Through Gateways
Entering the Alternate Worlds of the Movies
Category: Drama
Uncut Tension (Uncut Gems, 2019)
Adam Sandler plays Howard, a man with a once thriving business as a jeweler whose gambling addiction has brought his life to a stressful ruin. When he acquires a gem worth millions, that he plans to auction off, life spirals even farther out of…
Gender War (Hustlers, 2019)
Destiny is working in a strip club trying to make money. She is taken under the wing of the superstar of the club, Ramona, they start to hatch a plan to increase their incomes by conning their wall street clients. They build up a…
Sally Forth! (Onward, 2020)
It is Ian Lightfoot’s 16th birthday. Shy and reserved, he really has no friends and has always felt like his life was missing something very specific. His dad. When his mother was pregnant, Ian’s father died. Sixteen years later the family has rebuilt itself…
World Washed Away (The Last Wave, 1977)
When five Indigenous men in Sydney are accused of murder, a lawyer (with no experience in murder defenses) is called on to provide their defense. But instead, he finds he may have always been a part of something larger. Haunted by nightmares and visions,…
The Rich Eat the Poor Eat the Rich (Parasite, 2019)
Parasite opens with a family struggling to find access to someone’s wi-fi so they can use their phones. Comical and relatable it is also clear the Kim Family are constantly trying to find ways to make money and cut costs. When a friend of…
Fast Cars and Overheating Egos (Ford Vs Ferrari, 2019)
I confess…the subject of the film is not close to my heart. Cars are a utilitarian tool for me. So, I confess, the trailers did not excite me much. Damon and Bale are pretty proven variables…and Mangold has shown himself to be a skilled…
Quiet Regrets (The Irishman, 2019)
Martin Scorsese has given us countless cinematic classics. It stunned the world of film when it was announced his next film, the Irishman, would be a Netflix original. The Irishman follows the life of Frank Sheeran, a mid level mafia type who…well, when all…
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