Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
“It’s not killing in a war.” Hacksaw Ridge is explosive, affecting, gruesome, and most of all manipulative. We expect these hallmarks from a Mel Gibson film. He’s no friend of nuance; […]
Tag Archives: Biopic
Queen of Katwe (2016)
“In chess, the small one can become the big one.” The more I read about world affairs and watch the news and study foreign cinema, the more I discount […]
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
“You listen to him and you might just make it into heaven.” Courage. Wisdom. Vision. These are the traits a young Nat Turner is told he possesses long before serving […]
Sully (2016)
“You can accomplish anything if you’re never in a hurry.” I genuinely fear for the future of biopic cinema, especially when they’re now made so soon after the actual incident that […]
Southside with You (2016)
“The liberal-minded people will think it’s precious and the closed-minded people will think it’s pathetic.” The saying typically goes that behind every great man is a great woman. That’s not the […]
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
“Music has been and is my life.” What an absolutely abysmal, ingratiating, self-righteous film this one is. Florence Foster Jenkins somehow unfolds both slowly and abruptly, similar to the worst American Idol audition […]
Born to Be Blue (2016)
“It makes me happy…I love getting high.” Few terms in the English lexicon match the shapeshifting f-bomb as much as the word high. Not because of an expansive list of […]
The Lady in the Van (2016)
“I am a sick woman.” This “mostly true story” is one that’s also mostly contrived and manipulative. My personal feelings towards The Lady in the Van are much maligned because, in the […]
The Danish Girl (2015)
“You’re different than most girls.” The true story behind The Danish Girl is a rather remarkable one, and one that’s psychologically complex. The film, however, is not, showcasing a cheaply gilded sword […]
Spotlight (2015)
“How do you say no to God, right?” Spotlight is a tremendous piece of filmmaking, mirroring its true story inspirations with unrivaled journalistic integrity and perceptive inquiry. From a technical standout […]
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