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Biopics
June 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
The Shocking Figure Blocking the Movie About Rapist Trump
Dan Snyder is preventing distribution of a Donald Trump biopic, which does not portray the former president in a flattering light.
May 12, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Al Capone, All-American Boogeyman
A new biopic reveals what the antihero of Prohibition can teach us today.
November 9, 2018
Jo Livingstone
What Makes a Great Movie About Journalism?
A new biopic of Marie Colvin raises questions about Hollywood's penchant for turning reporters into heroes.
March 2, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Karl Marx Has a Hangover
Raoul Peck's new biopic of Marx and Engels in their salad days is a tedious shambles.
January 8, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Controversy Over 'Selma' Shows Why You Shouldn't Fact-Check Movies
November 20, 2014
Elaine Teng
'The Imitation Game' and 'Theory of Everything' Lack the Conviction to be Great Biopics
December 17, 2013
John Gallagher
The Cobainification of David Foster Wallace
March 23, 2013
David Hajdu
Pacino as Phil Spector, Power Player Extraordinaire

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