When the Maguindanao massacre happened in 2009, I remember making a conscious effort not to watch any footage from it.…
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“Michael,” the highly anticipated biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “The Equalizer”), delivers exactly what you expect: larger-than-life hits that…
With the upcoming release of Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael,” the official musical biopic of the King of Pop—which mainly focuses on his…
A surprising side effect of André Ricciardi’s chemotherapy is astonishingly long eyelashes. Ricciardi is the main subject, the brains and…
There’s a version of “The Yellow Tie” that plays like a straightforward biopic: childhood hardship, artistic awakening, the long climb…
Set in 1980s Ireland, “Small Things Like These” unfolds through the eyes of Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy). He’s a humble…
As New York City braces for a historic election, I found an excellent film that chronicles one of the city’s…
It’s telling that for most Filipinos—especially the younger generation—Manuel Luis Quezon exists not as a person but as currency. His…
Even though I am not his biggest fan, one thing I admire about Richard Linklater is that he never stays…
Long live the New York auteur! But, where have they all gone? Curiously, Michael Atkinson’s essay, “Whatever Happened to the…