Tag: Biography

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE BOYS IN THE BOAT review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios): A sports drama about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE IRON CLAW review

About the film (courtesy of A24): The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980’s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. Sean …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MAESTRO review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love. Bradley Cooper delivers a tour-de-force performance as Bernstein, capturing …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NAPOLEON review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel PRISCILLA review

About the film (courtesy of A24): When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American …

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Time for a Reel OPPENHEIMER review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Oppenheimer is an IMAX-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Oppenheimer is a complex and challenging film that tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who led the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AMERICAN UNDERDOG review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi), who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BOMBSHELL review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Based on the real scandal, Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow and Margot Robbie. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD review

About the film (courtesy of TriStar Pictures): Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE IRISHMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the …