Annie Berke
By Annie Berke
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Culture Was the movie that upended Steven Spielberg’s formula also his most autobiographical?
Editor’s Note: The director Steven Spielberg turns 75 on Dec. 18. To mark that momentous occasion, the Forward is running a series of essays reassessing his films. Read more of our “Spielberg at 75” series here. Audiences love Steven Spielberg for the same reason many cinephiles scorn him: his epic, unflagging earnestness. Critics and fellow…
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