Fresh off 'CODA,' Eugenio Derbez plays another idealistic educator attempting to unlock overlooked students' potential, this time at a dysfunctional Mexican elementary school. That’s not necessarily a ...

A still from Radical by Chris Zalla, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute Christopher Zalla’s current entry into this trope ...

The "CODA" star plays to his strengths in Christopher Zalla's remarkable true story. The figure of the selfless teacher with an idealist mindset about education has abundant onscreen representation.

Christopher Zalla’s uplifting tearjerker is based on the true story of an impassioned educator who turned around the grades of his failing class in just a year. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Based ...

A vaguely unconventional teacher galvanizes disadvantaged sixth graders in this highly conventional drama. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...

Idealistic teachers propel some of the most shamelessly schmaltzy tearjerkers of cinema, but whether we like it or not, we all respond to them at some sincere, emotional level. Christopher Zalla’s ...

The figure of the selfless teacher with an idealist mindset about education has abundant onscreen representation. Of these, Edward James Olmos’ lively, Oscar-nominated portrayal of Jaime Escalante, ...