An unnerving undercurrent of dread and a strong ensemble cast powers this tragic throwback biopic.
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
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'Napoleon' film review: Underwhelming biopic paints fuzzy portrait of infamous emperor
Ridley Scott's take on the infamous French dictator is both grand in scale but disappointingly reductive.
Tribeca Film Festival movie review: 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'
The poignant, intimate and vibrant documentary finds a storyteller searching for inner peace, while trying to understand the world through food and travel.
'Ammonite' film review: Missed opportunity to highlight a pioneering woman in science
Two 19th century women have an unexpected romance in this biographical drama.
'Tesla' film review: A biopic every bit as idiosyncratic as its namesake figure
Much like the titular innovator, this peculiar biopic is all vision and unrealized potential.
'Radioactive' film review: Bland, transparent Oscar bait bores while ill-serving a legend
This is the pedestrian caliber of biopic that a lazy science teacher or substitute teacher would play for a classroom as a passive lesson on the life of Marie Curie.
'Judy' film review: Zellweger's towering turn is worthy the legendary icon
The three-time Academy Award nominee delivers a triumphant, career-best performance as the famed, troubled performer.
'Rocketman' film review: Bold, vibrant musical worthy of the music icon
With a stellar lead performance, breathtaking energy and a story anchored completely in its protagonist, this is one of the very best biopics in years.
'The Birth of a Nation' film review: Fine drama falls short of award season hype
This slavery-era biopic is equal parts "12 Years A Slave" and "Braveheart" that is not as powerful as either aforementioned film.
Movie review: 'Papa: Hemingway in Cuba'
The gradual unravelling of Ernest Hemingway set against the Cuban revolution deserves a better film treatment than this clunky and deeply troubled docudrama.
Movie review: Jesse Owens biopic 'Race'
While this is a nice and inspiring sports drama, this Jesse Owens biopic is disappointing in the context of the subject matter and its central figure.
'Joy' movie review: Vibrant J-Law saves unfocused, tonally inconsistent film
This biopic - that is part dreamy drama and part ruthless business story - is still an entertaining journey ... despite several tonal and story missteps.