TV Reviews7.7/10
Carlos Vives Plays Rafael Escalona in the 1991 Biopic Escalona
A tale of Rafael Escalona, king of vallenato music, whose life in Colombia is rendered across thirty-three episodes.
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Tag: biopic
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Meryl Streep’s Thatcher Anchors The Iron Lady, a Mixed Biopic That Earns Its Third Oscar
A review of The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep's portrait of Margaret Thatcher, mixing memory and history with a lead performance of rare force.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
‘Ali’: Will Smith Carries a Biopic Too Big for Its Own Belt
Will Smith plays Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali in Michael Mann's sprawling biopic, a worthy but flawed look at his rise and fall.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Fighting with My Family Review: Florence Pugh Carries a Wrestling Tale Anchored by Sincerity
A tale of a British wrestler maid named Paige, who fights a little differently to win her place amid the wrestling world.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Man on the Moon Review: Jim Carrey Captures Andy Kaufman’s Antihumor, Flaws and All
A review of Man on the Moon, the 1999 biopic of Andy Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey as the eccentric comedian.
Sabrina Carpenter Cast As Ginger Rogers In Fred Astaire Biopic
Sabrina Carpenter joins Tom Holland and Margaret Qualley in a biopic of Fred Astaire, reuniting as Ginger Rogers in Paul King's film.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Jamie Foxx Plays Ray Charles as a Soul Singer Who Loses His Sight But Never His Voice
A tale of a blind musician whose genius, though marred by sin, still gave the world songs of wondrous beauty.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Eddie the Eagle Lands a Record Jump but Never Soars
A tale of a small man who aimed high upon the hills, winning not gold but the hearts of all who watched.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
How Sean Penn’s Harvey Milk Turned a Biopic’s Worst Fear Into Its Greatest Strength
A tale of Harvey Milk, the first open gay man to win office in California, whose life and death are rendered by Sean Penn.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
Steve Carell Turns Money Into Terror in Foxcatcher
A tale of ambition, power, and ruin, wherein a wrestler's brother falls prey to a rich man's madness.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Ed Wood Review: Burton’s Biopic of the Worst Director Is a Sincere, Flawed Tribute
A strange, touching tribute to Ed Wood, the worst director in cinema, whose sincere failures still hold a mirror to our own.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
DiCaprio’s Commanding Hoover Carries J. Edgar’s Uneven Mystery Box
A biographical drama of J. Edgar Hoover, whose secret sexuality shapes his empire of fear.