Keyword: marriage crisis

  • Amadeus

    Amadeus

    There’s a reason Amadeus keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best drama films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “The Man… The Music… The Madness… The Murder… The Motion Picture.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Strip away the craft and…

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  • Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

    If you have been putting off “Brokeback Mountain” since 2005, this is your sign to finally move it to the top of the queue. It does not take long to understand why people keep bringing it up. The marketing leaned on the line “Love is a force of nature.” — and once you are a…

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  • Gone Girl

    Gone Girl

    Few things separate a forgettable night of scrolling from a night you actually remember, and “Gone Girl” (2014) lands firmly in the second camp for a specific kind of viewer. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “You don’t know…

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