Stand and Deliver review highlights Escalante’s coaching edge
Edward James Olmos delivers a restrained dynamic performance as Jaime Escalante, a Garfield High teacher who challenges 18 students to master advanced calculus amid scarce resources. The film emphasizes grit and ganas while overlooking teaching tactics, culminating in a controversial AP pass and questions of institutional racism.
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John and the Missus film from Newfoundland offers tears and hope
Canadian writer director Gordon Pinsent stars in John and the Missus a Newfoundland filmed drama about a miner who clings to his home after the mine closes Pinsent both directs and acts as the central figure in this hopeful weeper released amid regional film showcases.
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