Elvis (2022) Review
Elvis Presley biopic ‘Elvis’ (2022), starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, may be famed director Baz Luhrmann’s magnum opus. Fans are in for a treat. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Shirley (2020) Review
Shirley Jackson biopic ‘Shirley’ (2020) starring Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg is “a hypnotic albeit challenging tapestry of a character piece”. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreA Manchester Legend Immortalised in Black and White: A Reflection on Control’s Portrayal of Ian Curtis
Forty years on from the premature death of one of the UK’s great music artists, Ian Curtis of Joy Division, Leoni Horton analyses Anton Corbijn’s 2007 biopic ‘Control’, a movie about the man and the city that helped make him.
Read MoreJudy (2019) Review
“A biopic of the year”, Rupert Goold’s Judy Garland movie ‘Judy’, starring Renée Zellweger as icon of the stage and screen Judy Garland, is “simply spectacular”. Francesca Militello reviews.
Read MoreRocketman – Analysis of the Movie, the Biopic, the Musical
With Dexter Fletcher’s new biographical drama, we catch a glimpse of Elton John’s rock n’ roll lifestyle. Beth Sawdon explores this in her special feature on ‘Rocketman’ (2019).
Read More13 Minutes (2015) Review
Francesca Militello has reviewed Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ’13 Minutes’ (2015), a German war movie about the life of Georg Elser, a man who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. Read it here.
Read MoreLife (2015) Review
Just two days after James Dean’s Birthday, Francesca Militello remembers him in her review of the biopic ‘Life’ (2015) starring Dane Dehaan, Robert Pattinson and Ben Kingsley. Read where the film ranks on our 24 point scale, here.
Read MoreHannah Arendt (2012) Review
This week Francesca Militello has reviewed Margarethe Von Trotta’s biopic “Hannah Arendt”, starring Barbara Sukowa in the leading role.
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March 29, 2024
Austin Butler to Star in Darren Aronofsky Crime Thriller
Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'