Half Nelson is an incredibly subtle and engaging film that turns the teaching genre on its heels, ... The movie also flashes to archival footage of major Civil Rights struggles, ...

Movies about unlikely buddies such as Harold and Maude and Midnight Cowboy inspired writer and director Ryan Fleck. His latest film, Half Nelson, chronicles the friendship between a student and ...

Read the Empire Movie review of Half Nelson. Just wonderful with its offbeat but wholly credible storyline, down-to-earth style and ...

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Movie review “Half Nelson,” with Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie. Directed by Ryan Fleck, from a screenplay by Fleck and Anna Boden. 107 minutes.

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Predictions are dangerous, but if Ryan Gosling doesn't earn an Academy Award nomination for his heartbreaking star turn in Half Nelson, I'll eat my reporter's notebook. Without salt. Why? Because ...

Movies about unlikely buddies have inspired writer and director Ryan Fleck, whose latest film, Half Nelson, chronicles the relationship between an inner-city junior-high student and her inspiring ...