slice-of-life drama
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In the neorealist tradition, “A Chiara” is a slice-of-life drama built around an idea and animated by a profound moral quandary.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
With “Cherry” they do the opposite, applying the bombast of a Marvel action sequence to a slice-of-life drama.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2021
“Ink” is your fairly standard slice-of-life drama, but one that’s been tricked out to feel more contemporary than it really is.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2019
I thought it was a heartbreaking, lovely, unusual movie, midway between a detective film and a slice-of-life drama about the rural poor.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2011
Along the way he rustles up a brisk, bracing, slice-of-life drama, a casual portrait of late-60s "suedeheads" kicking their heels and dreaming of escape.
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010
