CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Review: This is about biographer Lee Israel, who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Estee… Read more “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Category: Biography
Colette
COLETTE Review: Willy convinces his wife Colette to write novels under his name. They have huge success but Colette wants to make her talents known. She soon fights… Read more “Colette”
Rocketman
ROCKETMAN Review: Rocketman is a British musical drama about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. It follows his journey from shy piano prodigy Reginald… Read more “Rocketman”
Tracks
TRACKS Review: Robyn Davidson, a young woman leaves everything behind and begins a solo trek across roughly 2,000 miles of deserts of West Australia. All she has with… Read more “Tracks”
Behind the Candelabra
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Review: Focuses on the six year relationship between megastar singer, Liberace, and his young lover, Scott Thorson. Director: Steven Soderbergh Actors: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon,… Read more “Behind the Candelabra”
The Soloist
THE SOLOIST Review: A newspaper columnist discovers a homeless musical genius and does his best to improve his situation. By working and helping each other they both find… Read more “The Soloist”
Green Book
GREEN BOOK Review: An Italian-American bouncer takes a job as a driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour through the 1960s Deep American South. Director:… Read more “Green Book”
Pasolini
PASOLINI Review: An Italian language biopic of the last day of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975. Director: Abel Ferrara Actors: Willem Dafoe, Ninetto Davoli, Riccardo Scamarcio,… Read more “Pasolini”
The Big Short
THE BIG SHORT Review: In 2006-7 a group of investors anticipated the housing and credit bubble collapse in the US. While researching they discovered how flawed and… Read more “The Big Short”
Renoir
RENOIR Review: Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915. Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste, returns home to recuperate after being wounded… Read more “Renoir”