The Man Who Became John Wayne
Self-MadeScott Eyman’s new life of the actor John Wayne portrays an extremely complicated man who invented his own public persona and played it beautifully.
Jack Deserves a Better Bio
New BiographyNow that the Hollywood bad boy is taking on fewer roles, it seems the perfect time for a great biography to salute him. Instead, we have Marc Eliot’s dismal effort.
Hollywood’s Hitler Problem
In the Shadow of Jew SüssA new book makes big claims for how Hollywood collaborated with Nazi censorship before World War II, but Christopher Bray says hold on.
Go Fuck Yourself
Citizen WellesThat was Orson Welles’s response to most people. Christopher Bray on a new book that presents the director at his maddening best.