Phiona Mutesi is a preteen girl living in Katwe, a Ugandan slum. When chess teacher Katende invites Phiona into his class he has no idea that she possesses a unique, natural talent for the game, able to think eight moves …
From her simple beginnings in Stockholm and the devastating loss of her parents to her success in Hollywood, we follow Ingrid Bergman through her nomadic and complex life. We see the vicious criticism she faced when she left her husband …
The “Scottish Play” was back on the big screen this year, as a new film adaptation o Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Michael Fassbender stars in the title role, driven by prophecy (and the cunning Lady Macbeth, played by Marion Cotillard) to …
A convicted spy. A captured U-2 pilot. Two nations locked in a Cold War. That is the world we are shown in Bridge of Spies.
Already charged with defending Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in court, American lawyer James Donovan …
Almost twenty years after his death, Chris Farley continues to live on through his work and the memories of fans, friends, and family.
In I Am Chris Farley, directors Brent Hodge and Derik Murray document Farley’s career, from his …
This summer, after thirty years away from the silver screen, audiences were treated to a new Mad Max adventure. George Miller, creator of the original trilogy, has rebooted his post-apocalyptic universe with Mad Max: Fury Road. Set in …
Recording the life and career of perhaps our finest documentary photographer, the latest entry in PBS’ American Masters series is a fascinating documentary. In it, we see Lange develop from a portrait artist to someone on the road photographing the …
This Oscar-nominated biopic brings us inside the life of Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and cosmologist.
While a graduate student at Cambridge University, Hawking begins to experience difficulty controlling his extremities before ultimately being diagnosed with ALS, the motor-neuron disease commonly …
Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey tells its coming-of-age story from the perspective of a young Indian man named Hassan.
He and his family leave the U.K in search of a new life. When …
Nanny. Hoarder. Prolific street photographer. All of these labels can be used to describe the late Vivian Maier, a formerly unknown artist who is the subject of a fascinating new documentary film by John Maloof, a Chicago-based real estate agent …
As the NCAA Basketball Tournament kicks off and “March Madness” sweeps the nation (while some of us eagerly await Opening Day), an antitrust, class-action lawsuit against the NCAA continues its progression through the court system, with recent news that several …
