Film (2018)
Directed by Peter Farrelly
With Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
Set in 1962 on a road trip through the South, a wonderfully written and acted account of the relationship between African-American jazz pianist Don Shirley and his Italian-American driver.
Movies
Maria by Callas
Film (2018)
Documentary
Directed by Tom Volf
A personal portrait of the great operatic diva told in her own words, with historic clips and much coherently presented musical footage.
Colette
Film (2018)
Directed by Wash Westmoreland
With Keira Knightley, Dominic West
A pointed, well-crafted, and persuasive biopic about the talented late nineteenth-century French novelist.
Heads Up: America To Me
Television
10 part series documentary
Directed by Steve James
America To Me
Screening at Boston Public Library
September 13, 2018
Series premieres on the Starz network
on August 26, 2018
An incisive multipart documentary about implicit racism set in the Oak Park River Forest High School in suburban Chicago.
On Chesil Beach
Film (2018)
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Screenplay by Ian McEwan
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan
With Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle
A beautifully done rendition of McEwan’s difficult narrative about a pair of newlyweds on their honeymoon.