A Categories Reviews TV May 18, 2022 Angelyne’s story of an LA icon raises the bar for docu-dramas Peacock's new series plays with the messiness of memory and truth to stand out among biopics.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies May 17, 2022 “Day in, day out”: Control at 15 and loss of the self Anton Corbijn's biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis remains a tactful, fearfully accurate depiction of life while suicidal.
A Categories Movies Reviews April 13, 2022 Aline sings a haunting song The barely legal biopic feels the specter of Celine.
B Categories Movies Reviews December 22, 2021 Being the Ricardos is a dull, talky affair Aaron Sorkin just can’t help telling the story of the beloved 1950s sitcom duo through a modern lens.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews November 9, 2021 “Barbie doesn’t have bruises” Sid & Nancy at 35 Alex Cox's Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen biopic is harrowing, but his unsentimental eye and the picture's tremendous performances are indelible.
“ Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 26, 2021 “Amelia” is little more than smoke on the wind Mira Nair's most American film may well be her most impersonal.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 12, 2020 “Safety” is a feel-good Clemson ad in the guise of a sports flick The university takes center stage in Disney+'s latest sports biopic, lacquering on sentimentality as much as it does team spirit.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 11, 2020 “Alex Wheatle” is the rare stumble in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Steve McQueen's anthology about Black life in London has its low point in a truncated biopic about the acclaimed British author.
& Categories Reviews TV December 5, 2020 “Selena: The Series” loses its central figure under mountains of glitter A strong cast buckles under the cotton-candy weight of the iconic singer's glamorous life, in the years before it was cut tragically short.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 17, 2020 “Mank” is a tragedy, not a love letter David Fincher's biopic of Citizen Kane writer Herman J. Mankiewicz is a slick, cynical reframing of Hollywood's Golden Age.
