A woman of means with a solid modeling career finds herself diagnosed with cancer and her family facing multiple issues on top of it.
Trigger warning: Cancer, suicidality, death, assault, bullying
Tag Archives: Drama
The Friend (2024)
Trigger warning: Suicide, grief
A grieving woman takes on the monumental task, quite literally, of accepting responsibility for her best friend’s bereaved Great Dane following his owner’s suicide, in The Friend, a touching and moving new film based on the novel of the same name by Sigrid Nunez.
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) [Shudder]
A stroke sends an elderly judge to a nursing home, where he faces off against a sociopath in the new Shudder original featuring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow.
Such a Pretty Girl (short) (2025)
In Such a Pretty Girl, an utterly moving and quietly powerful short film, we’re treated to a simplistic and stunning story of a mother torn between her young child and aging father, a distinct line in the sand between generations, as she struggles to hold things together.
The Problem of the Hero (2023)
A writer brings in a colleague to help turn his book into a play but they eventually find themselves at an impasse when the colleague wants to make changes to one single page that the writer does not agree with.
Step Back, Doors Closing (2025)
Telling the love story of Ryan and Julissa, two wayward Gen Z souls who happen to have their meet cute aboard the DC Metro system, Step Back, Doors Closing is a study of young love, rebounding, connecting, and coming of age beyond our teen years. The problem is, that’s about all there is to it.
Julie Keeps Quiet (2025)
What begins as the pursuit of excellence in a high-pressure sports academy soon unravels into an unsettling portrait of pressure, silence, and emotional repression.