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Kevin Costner: The Last of the Cornball American Directors
The three previous movies the Oscar-winner directed suggest a filmmaker whose unabashed earnestness is his greatest weakness and secret superpower.
Tim Grierson is the Senior U.S. Critic for Screen International. His writing appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times, Vulture and Rolling Stone, and he is the author of seven books, including his latest, This Is How You Make a Movie. A member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics, he co-hosts a weekly film podcast, Grierson & Leitch.
The three previous movies the Oscar-winner directed suggest a filmmaker whose unabashed earnestness is his greatest weakness and secret superpower.
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The Oscar-nominated star explains how he got used to the director’s distinctive filmmaking approach.
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Years ago, this overlooked 2016 comedy hinted at the Hit Man actor’s movie-star potential.
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