Review of Reds (1981) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 05 Jun 1991
Warren Beatty's shapely 1981 epic, based on the life of radical journalist John Reed, is a stunningly successful application of a novelistic aesthetic—a film that makes full and thoughtful use of its three-and-a-half-hour length to develop characters, ideas, and motifs with a depth seldom seen in movies.
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This review of Reds (1981) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 05 Jun 1991.
Reds has generally received very positive reviews.
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