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Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Using songs based on real Shaker hymns, the movie’s most technically ambitious and narratively gratifying scenes depict these vigorous motions as communal expressions of hunger, obedience, grief, devotion and ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

We don’t have to know much about the plot itself to know that “Fire and Ash” will look stunning but be narratively inert and predictable.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

Until then, there’s much to discuss about Universal’s ambitious adaptation of the blockbuster stage show, especially its more narratively daring moments — likely affecting both devout fan and casual “Wizard of Oz” aficionados.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

“I was watching you write—from way up there,” Nicholson said, narratively, pointing.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger