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Tag Archives: biopic
Review: Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2018)
Meh. My review.
Ebertfest Day 2: Selena, with director Gregory Nava
What an emotional screening. Mitchell and I were wrecks. As we walked back to the hotel, he said, “We just made spectacles of ourselves.” We reached out and held hands during the breathtaking first closeup of Jennifer Lopez, when Selena … Continue reading
10 Best Films of 2017: Rogerebert.com
From our critics’ poll, the Rogerebert.com editors compiled the 10 Best Films of 2017. I wrote the “blurb” for Personal Shopper, and it was a pleasure to do so. But check out the whole list, plus commentary from all our … Continue reading
2017 Movies That Should Be On Your Radar
These are movies either out now or opening soon. I’ll do a more comprehensive round-up of all the movies later in the year once I’ve seen more. In the meantime: Director: Sean Baker Screenplay: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch U.S. release … Continue reading
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Tagged biopic, coming of age, David Lynch, drama, Gloria Grahame, Harry Dean Stanton, historical drama, Italy
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Review: Chuck (2017): Liev Schreiber as Chuck Wepner, “The Real Rocky”
Who needs another boxing movie, right? But Chuck is good. My review is up at Ebert.com.
Review: Christine (2016)
The SECOND film in 2016 dealing with Christine Chubbuck, the news reporter who committed suicide on-air in 1974. This one stars Rebecca Hall. It’s not perfect, and I’m not sure what the POINT is, but Hall is great. (Everyone is … Continue reading
Review: The Dark Horse (2016)
I really loved this movie about real-life Maori chess-phenom Genesis Potini. He was also bipolar. Chess was his only focus, the only thing that helped him organize his illness and his lufe. He devoted his life (he died in 2011) … Continue reading
Review: Born To Be Blue (2016)
Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker in Born To Be Blue. We’ve got a couple more biopics coming up (the Hank Williams one opens today, and then comes the Miles Davis one). I reviewed Born To Be Blue for Rogerebert.com.