Create account

Coverage dated September 3, 2026 to September 4, 2026

Patty’s Picks: ‘By Any Means’ brings a powerful true story to the big screen

Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis

Film critic Patty Spitler gave the Paramount Pictures film "By Any Means" 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising its portrayal of a Black FBI agent and a mafia hitman investigating civil rights leader murders in 1966 Mississippi.

WISH-TV Indianapolis's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘By Any Means’ Review: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg in a Shallow, if Occasionally Gripping, Historical Crime Thriller (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Inspired by true events, the latest film by Elegance Bratton ('The Inspection') follows a Black FBI agent who must work with a mob hitman to investigate the murder of a civil rights leader in 1966 Mississippi.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Movie Review: 'By Any Means' is a propulsive action thriller set against the Civil Rights Movement (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Hollywood introduces a new mismatched buddy cop duo with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg in “By Any Means.”

  3. The New Yorker

    The Principled Cynicism of “By Any Means” (opens The New Yorker)

    Published

    The New Yorker's feed description

    Elegance Bratton’s second feature, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, brings a gangland perspective to the legal battle for civil rights in the nineteen-sixties.

  4. CBS News

    "By Any Means" stars Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on crime thriller (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The murders of real civil rights activists in Mississippi inspired "By All Means," a crime thriller which explores the two figures working to build trust and serve justice. Stars Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joined "CBS Mornings" to share their experience with the film.

  5. The Christian Post

    'By Any Means' star Mark Wahlberg reveals how prayer helps him choose mercy over judgment (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    Mark Wahlberg has shared how his Catholic faith continues to shape how he thinks about forgiveness, judgment and mercy, even as his latest film, “By Any Means,” plunges him into a world where justice and vengeance increasingly become difficult to distinguish.

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Patty’s Picks: ‘By Any Means’ brings a powerful true story to the big screen (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Film critic Patty Spitler gave the Paramount Pictures film "By Any Means" 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising its portrayal of a Black FBI agent and a mafia hitman investigating civil rights leader murders in 1966 Mississippi.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Patty’s Picks: ‘By Any Means’ brings a powerful true story to the big screen | Since Then