Review of LBJ (2017) by Alan Scherstuhl for Village Voice — 01 Nov 2017
LBJ slips from an examination of a sometimes admirable leader into a hagiographic daydream, a fantasy of a father figure to save us all. That’s a matter of Reiner’s politics, of course, but even more so a matter of his instincts as a popular filmmaker: He’s offering us an American presidency to escape to.
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This review of LBJ (2017) was written by Alan Scherstuhl and published by Village Voice on 01 Nov 2017.
LBJ has generally received positive reviews.
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