Ron Howard on the Spectacular ‘Thirteen Lives’ and Why He’s Still Shocked by the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Backlash

OSCAR SEASON

The director on what made his Thai cave-rescue movie, “Thirteen Lives,” more popular than even “Apollo 13,” and how he weathered the backlash to “Hillbilly Elegy” and J.D Vance.

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