Uncut Gems (2019)
Edgy sibling filmmakers Benny and Joshua Safdie had their hearts set on making Uncut Gems shortly after the release of their acclaimed semiautobiographical 2009 dramedy Daddy Long Legs (aka Go Get Some Rosemary). It’s...
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Glory Road (2006)
It’s evident to anyone that has seen enough historical or biographical movies that the term “Based on a true story” has no real, practical meaning. Hollywood has almost always changed the real story of...
He Got Game (1998)
A man (Washington) is released for a week from a penitentiary in order to try to coax his estranged basketball phenom son (Allen) to go to Big State University, which is the governor’s alma mater, in...