In chronicling the rise and precipitous fall of notorious figure skater Tonya Harding (played by Margot Robbie), director Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya” tells a quintessentially American story of class, cycles of abuse, and sensationalist tabloid culture, wrapped up in a barbed, darkly funny, and wildly entertaining package. “I, Tonya” traces Harding’s hardscrabble life from childhood […]
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Film review: “The Finest Hours”
Opening with a sepia-toned Disney logo over the sounds of some vintage 50’s tunes, there’s no mistaking the tone director Craig Gillespie’s is after with “The Finest Hours.” This is an earnest, old-fashioned adventure story. Formulaic but remarkably effective, outside of the modern special effects, the film could easily have been made in the era […]
