((ALEX))A MUSIC BIOPIC AND A
GRIPPING DOCUMENTARY ARE ON
AREA SCREENS THIS WEEK.HERE TO
TELL US ABOUT BOHEMIAN
RHAPSODY AND FREE SOLO ARE
FILM CRITICS PAM POWELL AND
CHUCK KOPLINSKI.
Bohemian Rhapsody (Starts
Friday) This rock biopic of
the rock group Queen charts
the rise of the group to their
appearance at 1985a
Aid concert. While Remi
Malika
Freddie Mercury is remarkable,
the film itself is a
disappointing, by-the-numbers
music biopic thata
pedestrian in nature and fails
to give the insights into the
group that fans crave. 2 A=
Stars (Chuck
Koplinski) Rated
PG-13. 134
minutes. AMC-C, AMC-D, SAV.
Free Solo. This
documentary follows Alex
Honnold as he becomes the
first person to ever free solo
climb Yosemite's 3,000ft high
El Capitan Wall. With no ropes
or safety gear, he completed
arguably the greatest feat in
rock climbing history.
Compelling from the start,
this is a character study of a
man driven beyond reason to
achieve perfection during an
endeavor that ensures death if
one mistake is made. Stunning
photography and a fascinating
subject at its center makes