In an atmosphere where a vast majority of movies conclude with a happy ending, I think it is downright healthy to watch movies that leave you feeling like you’ve just taken a sucker punch to the gut, and Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk is arguably the film of the year in that regard. Clint Bentley's Train Dreams, based on the novella of the same name by Denis Johnson, doesn't feature any hellacious twists or big action sequences; it’s purely the tale of a man in the Pacific Northwest in 20th century America, working to provide for his family as a logger and coping with the hardships that such a life entails. From Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life to Michael Schur's philosophy-rich series The Good Place, the afterlife has frequently proven to be fertile ground for storytelling, and the CinemaBlend staff has a deep affection for director David Freyne's exploration in Eternity, which finds its deceased protagonist (Elizabeth Olsen) torn between spending the rest of her existence with her first love (Callum Turner) or the man to whom she was married for the majority of her life (Miles Teller).
Author: Eric Eisenberg
Published at: 2025-12-23 23:13:10
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