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The sad story of White Boy Rick
Review of White Boy Rick the documentary and film rating ***** I spend a lot of time writing about injustices in our criminal justice system. Most of the time, I’m writing about wrongful convictions. Today’s review is about an incredible miscarriage of justice surrounding the sentencing of Richard Wershe Jr.,
Review of Nomadland the film
Review of Nomadland written and directed by Chloe ZhaoRating **** I’ve waited nearly a year to venture back into a movie theatre. Nomadland was the film I felt I needed to see on the big screen. Before heading out to the AMC movie complex, we considered the possibility that there
Review of The Dig
Review of the Netflix film The Dig written by Moira Buffini and directed by Simon Stone Rating ***** I usually disapprove of filmmakers who twist the truth to add conflict or embellish a story. However, I have enjoyed a few good movies that I knew beforehand or learned later contained
Review of the Netflix miniseries Selena
Review of Selena: The Series rating ***** What’s it take to go from playing in local venues to selling out arenas? The answer is that it takes talent, determination, luck, and a driving force. In the case of Selena, the driving force is Selena’s father, Abraham. On the one hand,
Review of the Netflix docuseries Manhunt
Review of the Netflix docudrama Manhunt: Deadly GamesRating *** 1/2 Let me start by stating that I’m not a fan of films based on true events where the filmmakers make shit up to add drama. Take the final escape scene in the Oscar-winning movie Argo. It was suspenseful. Without that
Mank Quicktake
Review of Mank rating *** As the year draws to a close, I will soon be putting out my best of everything nonfiction list. My criteria for making the list is four out of five stars or better. I liked this film. It kept my attention. It was entertaining. But