These orphans score touchdowns in this entertaining football story. “12 Mighty Orphans” joins the football underdog club with “Radio,” “Rudy,” “The Longest Yard,” and “The Blind Side,” among many others. In fact, […]
12 Mighty Orphans
Changing the Game
This Hulu doc about three transgender student athletes goes for the gold. In my travels as young film critic, I’ve never come across a documentary that focuses on transgender athletes, until Hulu […]
The Buddy Games
Booze and “F” bombs don’t make this comedy a winner; they makes it a loser. Let me make a distinction. “Tag” was one of the worst comedies I’ve ever seen, because of […]
The Way Back
Ben Affleck explodes inside and outside the basketball court. Ben Affleck has struggled with alcoholism and rehab in the past, and his latest entry, “The Way Back,” resonates with those former issues, […]
Olympic Dreams
Kroll and Pappas go down slippery slopes in this affectionate comedy. I attended a special screening of “Olympic Dreams,” and met the collaborators of it: director Jeremy Teicher, and writers/stars Nick Kroll […]
Waves
This gripping drama leaves us grieving for this family. “Waves” is a family drama divided in two sides. The first half focuses on the main son, while the second half is on […]
Ford v. Ferrari
Damon and Bale race against the odds in this thrill-seeking biopic I was just complaining about how boring the action sequences were in “Charlie’s Angels,” and as a critic, I expect to […]
Brittany Runs a Marathon
In this cynical, but compassionate comedy, Jillian Bell gets her steps in. I was able to acknowledge Jillian Bell as a household name after her comedy role in “22 Jump Street,” in […]
Brain Banks
Aldis Hodge makes a touchdown as he fights to regain his innocence Biopics should be about people and their complications and integrity; and “Brian Banks” uses these intentions wisely without seeming so […]
Maiden
Give it up for the woman who sailed her way to women’s liberty on the high seas Women should be forever grateful that Tracy Edwards sailed the Whitbread Round the World Yacht […]
