Tag: biopic
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Not Much More than Magic in ‘Maestro’
In ‘Maestro,’ we’re left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
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Weird Just Got Its Own Movie In, ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
Weird has a name and it’s, Weird Al. ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ makes you want to “Eat it” then “Beat it”.
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Elvis Owes Much to the Black Community
The new biopic ‘Elvis’ highlights the beginning and end of the career of this rock and roll legend. The audience is taken on this journey knowing the tragic ending but not so much about what led him there. A large topic of discussion is the influences on Elvis that made him who he was as…
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Sick or Evil or Both: “My Friend Dahmer” and the Coverage of White Killers
This HBO mini-series asks why a young white man turned to violence and finds no easy answers. But why do we only ask questions about certain kinds of killers?
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Reflecting on ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
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A Tragic Antihero: Judy
Renee Zellweger shines in this Judy Garland biopic, which highlights the pain and loneliness that so many famous women endure.
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Validating Bimbos & Erin Brockovich
Unless you’re on the wrong side of Tik Tok, aka Straight Tik Tok, you definitely have seen the growing popularity and comeback of the Bimbo trend - now extending to the gender-inclusive Himbo, Bimbo, and Thembo. It has been reclaimed as a feminist concept, as a way to praise femininity, subvert the male gaze, and…
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Netflix’s “Self Made”: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
Netflix takes some liberties in its portrayal of Madame CJ Walker, a trailblazing Black entrepreneur.
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“Selena: The Series,” a Small Disservice to Selena’s Legacy
‘Selena: The Series’ loses sight of the story’s heart: Selena herself.
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Staff Picks: Inauguration Edition 2021
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below! Bombshell (2019) If you haven’t seen this film, TW’s for sexual assault, sexual harassment, and strong themes…