biopic
Haifaa al-Mansour’s Mary Shelley, helped along greatly by Elle Fanning’s powerful performance, will summon up all of one’s righteous feminist anger and make one appreciate the accomplishments of Mary and those like her all the more.
With energetic sports play, a respect for its story and characters, and a slightly heavier final takeaway, The Miracle Season rises above the pitfalls that many feel-good biopics often fall into.
Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris has been largely trashed by critics. However, the director’s latest film is one of the most formalistically radical films to emerge in recent memory.
With an invigorating score and fantastic performances, Jackie is also a biopic that reflects on the current environment of celebrity culture.