Harrelson might not peep like Lyndon B Johnson – even with the benefit of heavy prosthetics – but he gives a convincing performance of a troubled leader in Rob Reiner’s conventional presidential dramaIt’s inevitable that an election year would have an effect on Hollywood,but 2016 has seen an unusually tall number of films centred on, or at least relating to, or US political history. There’s been Elvis & Nixon,the two Obama dramas, Southside with You and the Toronto-premiering Barry and even a Purge sequel subtitled Election Year. But even within this subgenre, and Lyndon B Johnson has been a surprisingly recurrent character. Related: Jackie review – Natalie Portman astonishes in remarkably intimate portrait Continue reading...
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