Category: film reviews

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Bernie (2011)

Bernie is not only a career highlight for Jack Black, but it also benefits from having great direction and screenwriting thanks to Richard Linklater, who successfully balances the mockumentary format, Bernie Tiede’s story and the black comedy elements with good results.

2

Better Life (2011), A

Carlos hasn’t asked much from life as an illegal immigrant in the United States, except for a quiet subsistence as a gardener for the wealthier people of L.A. and a better future for his son Luis.

1

Big Hero 6 (2014)

A young boy, obsessed with robots, meets an unlikely friend while battling villains – and his own personal demons.

0

Billy Liar

Seminal film from the British New Wave, Academy Award-winner John Schlesinger directs Tom Courtenay as Billy, a working-class boy with lofty dreams and too many women.

5

Birdman

A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, tries to mount a Broadway play in an attempt to recover his career and himself.

13

Biutiful (2010)

Biutiful is well-crafted for the most part and the best part of the film is pretty much Javier Bardem’s amazing performance as Uxbal.

7

Black (Indian Film)

Black is Bhansali’s Indian re-imagining of the Helen Keller story — in here, we follow Michelle McNally as she narrates the story of her life as a deaf and blind girl and the relationship with her teacher.

2

Black Panther

Black Panther maintains Ryan Coogler winning streak of good movies sprinkled with social (and racial) commentary, and it also makes everyone wish Wakanda were a real place.

2

Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The

Black Power Mixtape is an educational masterpiece in the world of documentaries that gives us general perspectives of the Black Power Movement as well as specific delineations of strong characters within.

18

Black Swan

Black Swan is the story of Nina Sayers, newly elevated to the role of prima ballerina in a New York City ballet company. While she can nail the elegance required for the lead, she’s having trouble finding the passion, which director Thomas and fellow ballerina Lily try to coax before opening night.