As an actor, Clint Eastwood is the most distinctly American film icon since John Wayne. As a director, Eastwood’s films succeed (if at all) in spite of a languid, vastly overrated filmmaking style ...
The Minneapolis immigrant community that inspired the 2008 "post-race" film has still yet to realize its promise.
The legendary Clint Eastwood's decades-long partnership with Warner Bros. has resulted in some genuine classics. It has also produced major blockbusters such as Gran Torino and American Sniper. But ...
Clint Eastwood is not a great actor. Twenty years ago, that wouldn't have been a particularly daring critical statement; the odd outlier like Tightrope notwithstanding, he was known primarily as a guy ...