Category Archives: Biography
A Private War
Release 2018
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Director: Matthew Heineman
Writers: Marie Brenner, Arash Amel
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Jamie Dornan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2368254/
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Crime
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Director: Marielle Heller
Writers: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4595882/
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Boy Erased
Release 2018
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Director: Joel Edgerton
Writers: Garrard Conley, Joel Edgerton
Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008872/
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Release 2018
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Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan
Stars: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727824/
The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Vice
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Adam McKay
Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6266538/
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
The Favourite
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Stars: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083738/
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Green Book
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Peter Farrelly
Writers: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966692/
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Colette
Release 2018
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Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writers: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Stars: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5437928/
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
The Brawler
Release 2019
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
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Director: Ken Kushner
Writers: Robert Dibella, Ken Kushner
Stars: Zach McGowan, Amy Smart, Joe Pantoliano
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5471472/
In 1975, a Bayonne, New Jersey underdog boxer gets a shot to fight the champ.
