Deconstructing the Reagan Myth A Critical Look at His Film Legacy

Obviously, it's a childhood-to-death tracing of the life of former president Ronald Reagan, but it's what's emphasized and what's left out that ... Liberal critics hate the new Ronald Reagan movie, but moviegoers helped it do better than expected. I worked for the president and I love ... The problem with that is that any interpretation of Ronald Reagan automatically feels like parody, as so much of his persona was either a relic ... I suspect that the language used both in Hollywood and Washington, D.C., is generally spicier than what the film depicts. That said, this PG-13 ... Reagan is a 2024 American biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Howard Klausner, based on Paul Kengor's 2006 book The Crusader: ... We really get a good sense of what shaped Ronald Reagan as a man, and how he shaped his future and this country. By the end, if you're invested ... Reagan himself thought it was his role as Drake McHugh in 1942's “Kings Row,” a soapy melodrama about a group of friends growing up and ... It's also one of the most entertaining films on my end-of-the-year list. This movie found itself in the middle of a controversy as some viewers ... "This is a competently made film with decent cinematography and production design, and the casting is never less than ... interesting, but it ... This extraordinary film actually manages to capture President Ronald Reagan's ebullient optimism, ardent anti-communism, and deep-seated ...