& 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.
“ Categories Movies Reviews September 29, 2020 “The Glorias” is a run-of-the-mill biopic about a living legend Julie Taymor directs Julianne Moore in a frustratingly muted look at the feminist movement icon.
& Categories Movies Reviews September 10, 2020 “I Am Woman” is a paper-thin biopic that can’t find its roar The story behind one of the most powerful feminist anthems of the '70s gets a glossy treatment that ignores its grittier reality.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 20, 2020 “Tesla”‘s flights of fancy match the subject of its illumination In his latest anti-biopic, Michael Almereyda drenches the life of the famed inventor in layers of enticing artifice.
T Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You August 3, 2020 The “Moneyball” we got delivers a baseball movie for Ben Shapiro Bennett Miller's adaptation of Michael Lewis' book is an overlong, overcrowded sports biopic partially redeemed by its cast.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 24, 2020 “Radioactive” isn’t enough to make your systems blow Marjane Satrapi's biopic of Marie Curie can't cure what ails you, even with a strong Rosamund Pike turn at the center.
& Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You June 29, 2020 “Capote” teaches us as much about Philip Seymour Hoffman as its subject Playing a creator who needs adoration, Philip Seymour Hoffman revels in the idiosyncrasies of famed author Truman Capote in Bennett Miller's biopic.
G Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 24, 2020 Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” has soured with time Gus Van Sant's squeaky clean biopic about the famed gay rights activist marks a myopic and pandering misstep in the director's filmography.
& Categories Movies April 16, 2020 “Sergio” Wants to Tell You About Its Hero, But What About Him? Coming off his documentary work, Greg Barker presents his first scripted feature in a mishmash of undercooked storylines and characters.
