Director: Jon Garcia Stars: Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer, Hannah Barefoot, Bruce Jennings. Alice ParkĬorrection: The original version of this story misstated Katie Ledecky’s age. Chris and RJ reunite five years after coming out to their families and their church as gay men, where the factors that led to their separation are revealed as they mourn the death of their mutual friend Rodney. She won her first race at Stanford - fittingly, a relay with her teammates. “I think that’s going to benefit me as a person, so I’m well rounded in both school and swimming, and in everything else I’m doing.” So far, the plan is working.
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“I want to swim in the NCAA, I want to be with my teammates, I want to go to class with them and compete collegiately,” she says. This true-story drama centers around a small-time narcotics dealer Lee Doo-sam (played by Song Kang-ho), who eventually becomes the infamous king of narcotics in Korea in the 70s. 13th by Ava Duvernay: This movie explores the criminalization of African Americans and the prison boom in America. For now, though, the Stanford freshman is focused on a different challenge: experiencing life as a college student. Odds are good she’ll be similarly dominant at the next Summer Games in Tokyo. Synopsis: A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. He was released in 2004 when DNA evidence proved his innocence. Instead, they wonder whether she will set another world record, obliterating the previous one, which she herself set just a few months before - because that’s exactly what Ledecky did at the Rio Olympics, twice, cementing her status as one of the greatest swimmers in history. Critics Consensus: Elevated by a unique perspective and a magnetic lead performance, Margarita with a Straw puts some welcome spins on the coming-of-age genre. The only documentary film that we have snuck onto the list, this film by David Sington tells the story of Nick Yarris, a convicted murder who spent 21 years on death row in Pennsylvania. When Ledecky swims, few question whether she will win her race.