TV Reviews4.8/10
Six Years On, Selena’s Netflix Biopic Still Captures the Voice While Hurrying the Legend
A watchable, touching biopic of Selena Quintanilla's early years with her family band, weighed against the demands of modern TV pacing.
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Movie Reviews7.4/10
‘Hidden Figures’ Turns Real Mathematicians Into Screen Heroes
A tale of three women whose numbers saved a mission, told with dignity and quiet power.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Twelve Years On, Stephen Hawking’s Story Still Plays Like a Romance Between Physics and Poetry
A review of The Theory of Everything, the tale of Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane, told through love, illness, and enduring intellect.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
‘A Beautiful Mind’ Turns Genius Into Madness — and Mostly Gets Away With It
A review of A Beautiful Mind, the 2001 film about John Nash, his schizophrenia, and his recovery.
‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Farrelly’s Biopic Recreates Rocky’s Making And Delivers The Same Wallop As The Original
A biopic of Stallone's rise to writing and starring in Rocky, recreated with tender loving care, is a winner in every way.
Movie Reviews7/10
‘Nando Between Two Worlds’ Earns Its Peaceful Ending
A tale of Nando Cordova, whose fame and fortune he gave up for his faith, told with truth and restraint.
Steve Carell Turned Down the Role of Greg Daniels’ Olympic-Dad in a Script He Wrote Just For Him
Greg Daniels wrote a biopic about his father Aaron, a 1968 Olympian, casting Steve Carell as lead during the 2008 writers strike.
Movie Reviews8/10
Words as Weapons: ‘The Brink of War’ Makes Diplomacy Play Like a Thriller
A tale of talk, not weapons — Reagan and Gorbachev face each other across a table, and a nation waits upon the issue.
Bill Evans Estate Says Biopic Was Made Without Its Input — But Still Hopes It Respects His Legacy
The Estate of Bill Evans states it had no part in the soon to arrive biopic Everybody Digs Bill Evans, yet hopes it honors his memory.