Paterno

Al Pacino amazes again as Joe Paterno in this compelling HBO biopic that follows the final months of the lionized Penn State football coach’s life, as former assistant Jerry Sandusky (Jim Johnson) was indicted on multiple child molestation charges, and the cancer-stricken coach had to struggle with the roiling and damaging controversies regarding how much he was aware of Sandusky’s conduct. Kathy Baker, Riley Keough, Greg Grunberg, Annie Parisse co-star; Barry Levinson directs. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.