House of Demme - 95 - Philadelphia
Houselights: A Film Director Podcast
English - August 12, 2022 15:19 - 59 minutes - 54 MBFilm Reviews TV & Film Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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1993’s Philadelphia was intended to make audiences examine their assumptions and perspectives about the homosexual community and the AIDS crisis. It opened to general accolades, won numerous awards, and changed Tom Hanks’ career trajectory. But is there merit to the criticisms that lauded its goals but found it heavy-handed and slow?