Lorraine Ali

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Oct 1, 2021 "The Many Saints of Newark" might have played better as a limited series rather than a truncated self-contained production, with the potential for a deeper story to unfold over several impending episodes. Go to Full Review The Many Saints of Newark (2021) 72% 59%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Jun 9, 2021 The film is at its strongest when it uses their individual journeys during the negotiations to serve as metaphors for the complicated emotions and human suffering intertwined in the larger Israeli-Palestinian mess. Go to Full Review Oslo (2021) 72% 68%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Dec 31, 2020 HBO's treatment of the evergreen saga remains fresh, fun, and all-consuming. Go to Full Review The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) 91% 54%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Nov 17, 2020 Is it funny? Sort of, but what he discloses about his life in the special is often more memorable than the jokes themselves. Go to Full Review Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given (2020) - - 31%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Aug 1, 2020 A piece of timely art that entertains with eyes wide open. Go to Full Review Black Is King (2020) 94% 90%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Jun 15, 2020 Dave Chappelle was not funny during his first stage performance in 87 days, an impassioned, 27-minute set that spoke to the cultural reckoning triggered by the killing of George Floyd. But the comedian was in top form. Go to Full Review Dave Chappelle: 8:46 (2020) 90% 85%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times May 5, 2020 She was a larger-than-life success story, a commanding actress, a part of Hollywood when it was glamorous. She was also a mother who was torn from her kids too soon. This film is a love letter from one of those kids. Go to Full Review Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020) 74% 77%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Nov 13, 2019 "My Favorite Shapes" - part performance art, part stand-up and part therapy session - highlights Torres the twisted storyteller. Go to Full Review - - - -

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Aug 1, 2019 Egyptian-American comedian Ramy Youssef nails his first HBO stand-up special, Feelings, by tackling universal predicaments from hyper-specific angles. Go to Full Review Ramy Youssef: Feelings (2019) 100% - -

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Jul 9, 2019 The dirtier it gets, the less daring it feels. Go to Full Review Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017) 50% 4%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Mar 22, 2019 It's as if the film arrived to the streaming service in a bubble, unaware that the culture has moved on and that Netflix is brimming with content written, directed and starring strong women. Go to Full Review The Dirt (2019) 38% 94%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Jan 21, 2019 The film does an impressive job explaining the complicated operation while still delivering a fast-paced and entertaining story. Go to Full Review Brexit (2019) 80% 67%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Nov 19, 2018 It's an exceptional, multi-dimensional look at the culture from the inside. Go to Full Review The Judge (2017) 100% - -

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Aug 24, 2018 But [Brimstone & Glory] deftly captures the skill, passion and peril behind the fireworks, as well as the love of a family whose livelihood is rooted in this booming trade. Go to Full Review Brimstone & Glory (2017) 92% 80%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Jun 18, 2018 The harrowing, on-the-ground and by-sea journeys chronicled in It Will Be Chaos... speaks directly to our own immigration crisis... Go to Full Review It Will Be Chaos (2018) 100% - -

Lorraine Ali Boston Herald May 30, 2018 McCain's frank discussions about his limited time left here on Earth and the end of a mission of "serving something more important than myself" are profound and moving. Go to Full Review John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018) 92% - -

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times May 21, 2018 Fahrenheit 451's main problem stems from the fact that it jams a series' worth of story into 100 minutes. Go to Full Review Fahrenheit 451 (2018) 31% 22%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Apr 2, 2018 But by the grace of God, or maybe a great cast and lots and lots of expert staging, a great musical became a great TV production. Go to Full Review Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018) 100% 58%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Feb 26, 2018 Its stories are pulled from intimate accounts of life at the bottom. But the artistic flourishes here let in some light. Go to Full Review Notes From The Field (2018) 100% 67%

Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Sep 22, 2017 A star isn't born here, she's diminished. Go to Full Review Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017) 73% 80%