movie of the moment…
MaryAnn’s quick take: A winning (if overearnest) depiction of manly friendship, with some pretty thrilling (if only technically so) racing stuff. But Le Mans ’66 (aka Ford v Ferrari) doesn’t see its potential to be actually culturally significant. Read the review…
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