Radical Wolfe (2023, Tom Wolfe Documentary)

[Small Man Big Horse]

If I'd seen this three days later I wouldn't have given it it's own thread, but as we're still in 2023 it counts as a non-new film and my brain insists on following the rules. And it's not exactly bad, either, as it dashes through Wolfe's life story with archive footage of Wolfe being interviewed, a number of talking heads popping up to flesh out a story, and sometimes John Hamm reads passages of Wolfe's writing. But it is incredibly flattering and while occasionally a talking head might suggest that not everything Tom wrote was perfect (especially when writing about non-white people) he was supposedly amazing. And maybe that was the case, but I still wish this had explored his life in more detail, especially as this is a short 73 minute affair, and I came away with the idea that Wolfe was a slight eccentric who kept his private life private, all of his books were amazing apart from the last two, and that some other writers disliked him but he didn't really care. A generous 6.5/10 then as I guess it kept me interested, but it's a flimsy affair.

[madhair60]

i thought this said Teen Wolf documentary.

but it didn't

[Small Man Big Horse]

i thought this said Teen Wolf documentary.

but it didn't

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