[tab title="Movie Review"] Based on theJ.D. Vancebest-selling memoir,Hillbilly Elegyis, at its essence, the simple story of a man trying to find himself amongst the clutter and distraction of family dysfunction. But on an even broader – and more important – level, it attempts to portr...
Hillbilly Elegy Star Glenn Close Throws Shade at JD Vance Glenn Close Close took to her Instagram account to address Vance's resurfaced "childless cat lady" comments. ByJames Melzer Aug 12, 2024 The True Story Behind the Most Obvious Oscar Bait of the 2020s Just Got Even Worse ...
Overall, "Hillbilly Elegy" is a moving and nuanced portrayal of a family struggling to survive in the face of adversity. It is a powerful reminder of the enduring pain caused by poverty, addiction, and abuse, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of these challenges. ...
“Hillbilly Elegy” had just one job: to give us a sympathetic and relatable portrait of people we might dismiss as “rednecks” and, well, hillbillies, without being superficial or condescending. It fails, with a portrait of one dysfunctional Ohio family with roots in the Kentucky hill country...
Hillbilly Elegy suffers from its formulaic narrative stuck in a tiresome loop of overdramatic scenes that escalated incomprehensibly way too fast. Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Jul 24, 2023 Pablo Vázquez Espinof Gathers all the elements of Great North American Cinema: coming of age, ...
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Hillbilly Elegy Review Law student J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso) is at a prospective law firm dinner wearing his best suit and trying to tell the butter knife from the fish knife when his phone rings: it’s his sister (Haley Bennett), who tells him through a cracking voice that “she’s...
Hillbilly Elegy (2020), Amy Adams, Haley Bennett, Netflix Based on the book of the same name by J.D. Vance;Hillbilly Elegyis a new drama starring Amy Adams, Haley Bennett, Gabriel Basso and Glenn Close. Directed by Ron Howard; it’s the story of a Yale law student (Brasso) who’s...
“Hillbilly Elegy”). I would not have been surprised if Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, or possibly both pulled in a nomination for this film. And then the awards buzz could have given this film its best shot at commercial success, because as it is, this is a bleak film whose ...
Uncle Frank It’s Mammaw season at the movies. The tart-tongued, Appalachian Sofia Petrillo lookalike played byGlenn Closein “Hillbilly Elegy” is succeeded by the Mamaw of “Uncle Frank.” Here, she’s played by Character ActorMargo Martindale, who has one moment of truth in this tired...