"A Beautiful Mind" is a highly acclaimed film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although the movie is a compelling narrative and a beautifully crafted story, the film centers on Nash’s hallucinations and de...
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Director Marti Noxon and actress Lily Collins channel their own personal histories to create an essential drama about eating disorders in ‘To the Bone.’ Loosely based on her experiences with anorexia, Noxon’s drama follows Ellen (Collins) on a bumpy road to wellness that has tremendous stakes...
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A year ago, I posted a review ofThey Shall Not Grow Old, Peter Jackson’s documentary of the conflict, based on digitally enhanced film taken during the war, and recorded interviews with veterans. Jackson’s film is brilliant, but no movie I’ve ever seen gives as visceral a feel for ...
Terumi Matthews stars as the dancer-turned-musician, who came to New York City in search of fame and fortune. Based on the book "Madonna: ... Plot: rock, obscenity, woman, fame, female singer, pop star, women, singer Time: 20th century, 80s Movie Is relevant ? Yes No ...
As you've probably guessed based on the title, Schrader breaksMishimainto four distinct chapters, each one pulling back another layer of the author's complex persona and ideologies, culminating in his infamous public seppuku (ritual suicide). Unlike most biopics, which stick to a “cradle-to-...
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An expressionistic character study based on a Ladislav Fuks novel, the film is set in 1930s Czechoslovakia, and scrutinizes the kind of man ideally suited to Europe’s coming wave of cruel authoritarianism. Hrušínský plays Karel Kopfrkingl, an outwardly fastidious and principled cremator ...
Based on the life of renowned mathematician John Nash, this biographical drama delves into the world of mental illness and how it can foster codependency between the affected person and their loved ones. As Nash struggles with schizophrenia, his wife Alicia becomes increasingly entwined in his life...