“Selma” is a historical drama that, while set in the mid-60s, feels eerily at home with the current state of…
Browsing: Biography
“White Boy Rick” is a biographical piece telling the sad story of Richard Wershe Jr, a teenager caught up in…
There’s a beauty to smaller-budget films commonly attributed to the love and care that filmmakers with auteur potential give to…
Long before the brutality of MMA, the sport of boxing dominated the local and national landscape. It’s hard to imagine…
“The Walk” serves as filmmaker Robert Zemeckis’ telling of the true story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s life –…
I like Brian Helgeland’s writing. I haven’t seen the film he won his Oscar for, “L.A. Confidential,” but I’m a…
Many of us remember the harrowing story of Aron Ralston. If you don’t, here’s a refresher: On April 26, 2003,…
“Glory” tells the historical account of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment – the Union Army’s second African-American regiment in the…
“The Aeronauts” is the perfect airplane movie, and not much beyond that. The film tells the story of wealthy widow…
American car designer Caroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) are tasked with creating a revolutionary…