Tag Archives: survival drama

Review: Society of the Snow (2024)

Posted on January 5, 2024 by sheila

First review of 2024: A review of Society of the Snow, the latest filmed version of the Andes plane crash in 1972.

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Review: Adrift (2018)

Posted on June 1, 2018 by sheila

Based on a true story. I am very drawn to survivalist stories, in general, and I was psyched for this one. It’s a mixed bag, but definitely worth it. My review of Adrift is up at Rogerebert.com.

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The Revenant (2015); d. Alejandro González Iñárritu

Posted on December 23, 2015 by sheila

The wilderness in The Revenant is so forbiddingly grand, so austere and isolated, so gigantic that there are moments when you wonder, “How … actually … did they film this thing? No, seriously. I really want to know.” The Revenant … Continue reading →

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Review: Against the Sun (2015)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by sheila

I reviewed Against the Sun for Rogerebert.com. I have a fascination with survivalist stories, human beings making it out of horrendous encounters with Mother Nature, or whatever. Against the Sun is the true story of three downed airmen in WWII … Continue reading →

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All Is Lost (2013)

Posted on November 18, 2013 by sheila

Gary Cooper once said that he loved doing Westerns, in fact he preferred doing them, because they were so grounded in reality. You couldn’t fake mounting a horse, you had to really do it. You couldn’t fake riding, you had … Continue reading →

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Gravity (2013)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by sheila

SPOILERS AHEAD I saw this at a press screening the week before it opened. I then went to see it in an IMAX situation on Sunday. Even on a smaller screen in a private screening room, the film is overwhelming. … Continue reading →

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