Crown Heights (2017) Movie Reviews

Crown Heights (2017)

When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin’s innocence.

The Glass Castle (2017) Movie Reviews

The Glass Castle (2017)

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Maudie (2016) Movie Reviews

Maudie (2016)

An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.

A Quiet Passion (2016) Movie Reviews

A Quiet Passion (2016)

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

All Eyez on Me (2017) Movie Reviews

All Eyez on Me (2017)

Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.

Megan Leavey (2017) Movie Reviews

Megan Leavey (2017)

Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.

Chuck (2016) Movie Reviews

Chuck (2016)

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

The Lost City of Z (2016) Movie Reviews

The Lost City of Z (2016)

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

Tommy’s Honour (2016) Movie Reviews

Tommy’s Honour (2016)

In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy’s Honour – an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.

Queen of the Desert (2015) Movie Reviews

Queen of the Desert (2015)

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell’s life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017) Movie Reviews

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.

A United Kingdom (2016) Movie Reviews

A United Kingdom (2016)

Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens (2017) Movie Reviews

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens (2017)

A documentary on drag queens, kings, & transgender performers in Columbus, OH who tackle the complexities of gender expression, identity, sexuality, discrimination, family, & politics–all with humor, pathos, & duct tape.

Neruda (2016) Movie Reviews

Neruda (2016)

An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.

Jackie (2016) Movie Reviews

Jackie (2016)

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.

The Founder (2016) Movie Reviews

The Founder (2016)

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into the biggest restaurant business in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence and ruthlessness.

Hidden Figures (2016) Movie Reviews

Hidden Figures (2016)

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Lion (2016) Movie Reviews

Lion (2016)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.