No one would call Howard an author because there’s nothing particularly striking, special or recognizable about any of his work, and that doesn’t mean that doesn’t make him a bad job. While virtually all of the industry’s most successful directors have at least one trait, technique or motif that they carry from film to film, the Happy days Alum has none of it and it’s clear he doesn’t need it to thrive.

Apollo 13, Splash, Backdraft, Rush, A Beautiful Mind, CocoonAnd ransom They were all big hits that couldn’t be more different. So what Howard lacks in dynamism, he more than makes up for in versatility. It was inevitable that some of his pictures would be truly terrible affairs, but he wasn’t willing to simply accept the criticism when it came to the worst-reviewed picture in his catalog.

Glenn Close was nominated for Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Supporting Actress at the Razzies, achieving the rare feat of being feted with the best and worst awards the season has to offer following her performance was inexplicably nominated for “Best” “Supporting Actress” at the Oscars, Hillbilly Elegy is at the bottom of the list and is the most widespread entry in Howard’s filmography.

Adapted from JD Vance’s memoir of the same name, the saccharine and saccharine family drama was overly melodramatic, a transparent ploy to create precision-crafted Oscar bait; the most vocal critics of Hillbilly Elegy even accused it of being poverty porn. Howard disagreed, which is hardly a surprise considering he was the one who did it.

“What I saw was a family drama that was very relatable,” he said This morning. “Yes, culture specific, and if you’re intrigued by that, I hope you find it interesting. If you are local, I hope you find it authentic because that was certainly our goal and effort. But I felt like it was a bridge to understanding that we are more similar than we are different.”

The story will always be remembered Hillbilly Elegy as an Oscar-nominated film, and while it has a chance of being remembered for other reasons, given author Vance’s current position, it will take some denial before it is considered the worst film Howard ever directed has led.

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