Review of Foxcatcher (2014) by David Thomson for The New Republic — 13 Nov 2014
It's understandable that Bennett Miller should have been fascinated by the du Pont-Schultz case and wanted to make a film from it. But sometimes the defense of "based on a true story" evades both the real facts and their fictional potential.
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This review of Foxcatcher (2014) was written by David Thomson and published by The New Republic on 13 Nov 2014.
Foxcatcher has generally received positive reviews.
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