(Canada, 2016, 134 min., color, DCP, PG-13) This drama based on true events focuses on legendary black athlete Jesse Owens and his inspiring journey to overcome racism at home and abroad, culminating in his triumphant track-and-field performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under the tutelage of gruff Ohio State coach Larry Snyder. At the same time, Owens also contends with a rivalry with German competitor Carl "Luz" Long, while Olympic committee members Jeremiah Mahoney and Avery Brundage deal with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his desire to make the Games a celebration of Aryan supremacy. – Swank Motion Pictures “For a while Race, a handsomely mounted drama about a pivotal moment in the life of track star Jesse Owens, bowls along as a crisp, if conventional, account of a black athlete who triumphs over poverty and racism to get the gold.” – Ella Taylor, NPR, 2/19/2016