family drama

Sophisticult Cinema Episode 20: "Stoker"

Submitted by Jon on Monday, Mar 25th 2013

"Stoker" shows family can be a real pain, as Mark and Jon discuss.

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The House at the End of the Street (REVIEW)

Submitted by Jon on Sunday, Sep 23rd 2012

It is something of a right of passage for a young actress in Hollywood: take some work shooting a low budget horror script, only to see the studio monkey around with release dates in an attempt to ride the coattails of your more visible or popular work. History is littered with "she was in that?" films. Prominent examples include Jennifer Aniston and Renee Zellweger.

Sophisticult Cinema Episode 10: "Martha Marcy May Marlene"

Submitted by Jon on Monday, Apr 2nd 2012

Find out if John Hawkes is more Jim Jones or Charles Manson in the 2011 indie sensation "Martha Marcy May Marlene."

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Orphan (REVIEW)

Submitted by Jon on Saturday, Jul 25th 2009

Kate (Vera Farmiga) is one damaged mommy. She battles alcoholism -- a disease which nearly cost her the life of her young daughter -- and she recently gave birth to a still-born baby girl. She's out of work, and her mother-in-law is a hateful pain in the ass. Things could be going better.