ICYMI: ‘The Leader’ Review: Vera Farmiga & Tim Blake Nelson Star In A Heaven’s Gate Drama That Mistakes Cult Cosplay For Insight [Tribeca]
“People read fiction for emotion,” observed the late novelist Sinclair Lewis, “not information.” In an era where an explosion of interest in streaming documentaries and oral storytelling through podcasts, there is no shortage of information delivery systems for those intrigued by true crime and real cults. The chief duty of any fictional filmmaker attempting to cash in on this boom is to offer the emotional intelligence that sticking to the facts cannot always provide.
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