The Irishman (2019) Movie Reviews

The Irishman (2019)

A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.

Harriet (2019) Movie Reviews

Harriet (2019)

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

The Current War: Director’s Cut (2017) Movie Reviews

The Current War: Director’s Cut (2017)

The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.

Dolemite Is My Name (2019) Movie Reviews

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

Loro (2018) Movie Reviews

Loro (2018)

During a tumultuous period in the career of Silvio Berlusconi, as his marriage to second wife Veronica Lario fractures, LORO speculates on what may or may not have taken place behind closed doors, depicting a wide variety of characters from multiple levels of society and their attempts to either ingratiate or distance themselves from him.

Judy (2019) Movie Reviews

Judy (2019)

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

Official Secrets (2019) Movie Reviews

Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) Movie Reviews

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

Pamela B. Green’s energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.

Rocketman (2019) Movie Reviews

Rocketman (2019)

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years.

The White Crow (2018) Movie Reviews

The White Crow (2018)

The story of Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West.

Trial by Fire (2018) Movie Reviews

Trial by Fire (2018)

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

Tolkien (2019) Movie Reviews

Tolkien (2019)

Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.

Charlie Says (2018) Movie Reviews

Charlie Says (2018)

The tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969.

JT LeRoy (2018) Movie Reviews

JT LeRoy (2018)

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

Breakthrough (2019) Movie Reviews

Breakthrough (2019)

When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.

The Best of Enemies (2019) Movie Reviews

The Best of Enemies (2019)

Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.

Fighting with My Family (2019) Movie Reviews

Fighting with My Family (2019)

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

The Invisibles (2017) Movie Reviews

The Invisibles (2017)

While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin “free of Jews” in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.