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‘Ricky’ Review: Powerful Sundance Drama About an Ex-Con Navigating a World of Booby-Traps Establishes Rashad Frett as a Born Filmmaker

By Owen Gleiberman Jan 24, 2025 | 8:37 PM

A dozen years ago, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, I sat in the Eccles Theatre and watched “Fruitvale” (later entitled “Fruitvale Station”), Ryan Coogler’s true-life drama about Oscar Grant, a young man who was fatally shot by Bay Area police, even though he had done nothing. By the time the film ended, everyone in […]