The Front Runner Review Political Scandal In Simpler Times
Despite all appearances to the contrary, it’s incredibly hard to release a political film in 2019. Not only will it be broadly criticised for being either unsubtle or tone-deaf, depending on which side of things the commentator leans themselves, but the daily, or hourly, news cycle doesn’t exactly leave viewers chomping at the bit to see more politicians acting poorly on screen. One thing that The Front Runner – the new film from Juno director Jason Reitman starring Hugh Jackman as presidential candidate Gary Hart – has going for it that a film like Vice doesn’t, however, is that this is a story fewer people know about....