While there were moments, the film actually suffers to fill its 90-minute run time with the kind of drama that seemed possible. In the end, it felt like material better suited for a documentary short than for a feature length film.
All tagged Best Documentary Feature
Final Oscar Predictions - 2017
Here are my picks for every category at this year's Oscars!
Review: I Am Not Your Negro
James Baldwin was brilliant. Aligning his writing with images, past and present, should result in a film that speaks powerfully to our time. And while Raoul Peck's film reaches those heights at times, certain missteps keep it from being what it could have been.
Review: 13th
This feels like two films and neither is very good.
Review: Weiner
In some ways, Weiner succeeds whether it is an accurate portrayal of the former New York Congressman or not. If it is all a façade, then that almost tells us more about the man than if he had let us in. As is, there is no way to really know, but Weiner entertains regardless.
Mid-Year Oscar Checkin
Are there any films from this year that have a chance to do the same? Have we already seen something that might make the Best Picture lineup? One of the acting categories? Something else?