The Odyssey [2016] – ★★★ “No, no, no, you did not understand, no…I am not making animal documentaries. I am going to tell the story of men who are going to explore a new world” (Jacques Cousteau in The Odyssey). I grew up watching Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s TV documentaries, amazed at all the underwater world, unusual…
Tag: Biopic
“The Founder” Review
The Founder [2016] – ★★★★ “It’s not just the system, Dick. It’s the name. That glorious name, McDonald’s. It could be anything you want it to be…it’s limitless, it’s wide open…it sounds like…America” (Ray Kroc). The McDonald brothers’ success was to the 1950s what the social network’s success was to the 2000s. The story of…
“Christine” Review
Christine [2016] – ★★★★ Christine is a drama by Antonio Campos, based on the real life of Christine Chubbuck, a TV reporter in the 1970s in the US, whose troubled professional/personal life leads her to commit one of the most chilling and gruesome acts on live television. In this film, the lead character is played…
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