Biography

Rocketman

By Charles Bramesco

Elton John gets the paint-by-numbers biopic treatment in this jumble of troubled-genius clichés.

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

By Hannah Strong

This controversial Ted Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron only scratches the surface of its subject.

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Tolkien

By Matt Thrift

Nicholas Hoult stars in this bland literary biopic of the life of Lord of the Rings scribe JRR Tolkien.

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Red Joan

By Caitlin Quinlan

Judi Dench impresses in a limited role as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy.

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Loro

By Josh Slater-Williams

Toni Servillo is Silvio Berlusconi in this partially fictionalised biopic from Paolo Sorrentino.

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Yuli

By Indiana Tarrant

This vibrant drama recounts one man’s journey to becoming the first POC dancer in the Royal Ballet.

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The Keeper

By Ella Kemp

Famed German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann is the subject of this delightful romantic biopic.

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At Eternity’s Gate

By Hannah Strong

Despite a fine turn from Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel’s Vincent van Gogh biopic is a messy affair.

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Lords of Chaos

By Michael Leader

Jonas Åkerlund attempts to debunk the various myths surrounding the Norwegian Black Metal scene.

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The White Crow

By Matt Thrift

Ralph Fiennes directs this staid biography of ballet maestro and political dissident, Rudolf Nureyev.

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On the Basis of Sex

By Hannah Strong

Felicity Jones takes on the mantle of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this earnest but toothless biopic.

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A Private War

By Elena Lazic

Rosamund Pike plays the late war correspondent Marie Colvin in this standard-issue biopic.

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All Is True

By Caitlin Quinlan

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this familiar and rather silly William Shakespeare biopic.

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Green Book

By Adam Woodward

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali embark on a tour of the Jim Crow south in Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing buddy comedy.

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

By David Jenkins

Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant are on top form in Marielle Heller’s melancholy tale of forgery and friendship.

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Vice

By Hannah Strong

Adam McKay’s played-for-laughs portrait of former VP Dick Cheney strays into Bond villain parody.

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Bergman: A year in a Life

By Phil Concannon

This consummate documentary sheds new light on the life and career of the late Swedish master.

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