Review of The Front Runner (2018) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 05 Nov 2018
Given the upheavals of the past two years, along the fault line between electoral and sexual politics, Reitman could have told the sorry saga from Rice’s point of view — her brush with fame, and her demonization as a temptress, or worse, at the hands of the media.
Why must the fall of man, rather than the survival of woman, still be the main event? Can’t we have the business without the monkeys?
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This review of The Front Runner (2018) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 05 Nov 2018.
The Front Runner has generally received mixed reviews.
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