Some will find it ponderous and pompous – it lacks the panache of Michael Mann’s epics, the momentum of Scorsese’s – but J. Edgar is a handsome, ambitious period drama full of modern-day parallels.
Tarantino's three-hour feast of Southern-fried trash cinema might be too much – and too bloody – for certain constitutions, but the rewards are plentiful. Be sure to hunt it down.
The LA Times spoke with DiCaprio, Lawrence and director Adam McKay about turning climate change, toxic political polarization and anti-science conspiracy theories into fodder for comedy.