This thoroughbred racehorse movie from the U.K. gallops strong. When it comes to movies about training horses (“The Black Stallion,” “National Velvet,” “Seabiscuit,” “The Rider,” “The Mustang,” among others), there’s a strong […]
Dream Horse
City of Lies
Depp is ambitious about the investigation of The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac’s murders. Johnny Depp has been finding himself with a number of bombs lately from “Alice Through the Looking Glass” to […]
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
See this doc for Billie Eilish’s life, not the songs. The first time I’ve heard about this 19-year-old singer Billie Eilish is when her hit song “Bad Guy” played during the end […]
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Andra Day sings her heart out as Billie Holiday. The first film to tell singer Billie Holiday’s story was “Lady Sings the Blues” in 1972, starring Diana Ross as Lady Day, Billy […]
Son of the South
This true Civil Rights story isn’t presented as profoundly as it should have been. “Son of the South” is a Civil Rights biopic that has good intentions, but never seems to fully […]
Judas and the Black Messiah
The first masterpiece of 2021 fights and betrays the power! For the first time since that iconic “Get Out! Get Out” scene in “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are both […]
The Dig
A little mud doesn’t threaten the fine performances in this Sutton Hoo biopic. “The Dig” is based on the true story about the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial site in 1939 […]
Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
The shining new face portraying the writer wins you over. “Alex Wheatle” is the fourth chapter of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” series about a the real-life writer Alex Wheatle, who was in […]
Ammonite
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are both winning as two lovers with different moods. “Ammonite” is the second period drama I’ve seen this year to have a Lesbian love story taking place […]
Mank
The retelling of the writing of “Citizen Kane” is an old-fashioned extravaganza. “Mank,” director David Fincher’s first movie since “Gone Girl,” is a feast for the eyes. Not only is it filmed […]
