RACE, NEERJA, THE WITCH and other Feb 19 Openers — Reviews by Jennifer Merin
Excellent biopics top this week’s list of openers. Race, releasing timely as Hollywood faces diversity issues, is the long overdue
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RACE – Review by Susan Granger
Perfectly timed to coincide with Hollywood’s outreach for racial diversity, this biopic profiles America’s greatest track and field athlete, Jesse
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AWFJ Movie of the Week, February 15-19: RACE
Opening Feb. 19, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Race, a long overdue biopic about Jesse Owens, the legendary Olympian who broke not only set track and field records but challenged the racism that that permeated the sport. The film, directed by Stephen Hopkins and co-written by Anna Waterhouse and Schrapnel, follow’s Owens’ evolution as a racer, leading up to the 1936 Olympics, when he had to decide whether it was nobler to boycott Hitler’s spectacle or race to win it. The story is gripping, and Stephan James, starring as Owens, brilliantly fills the athletes huge shoes. Read on…
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