Review of The Tender Bar (2021) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 10 Jan 2022
The gist of the critical response has been that The Tender Bar follows a well-worn path. Fair enough, but is that such a sin? (You should try the new Matrix movie. Now, that’s worn.) What counts is the firmness of the tread, and Clooney sets a careful but unloitering pace.
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This review of The Tender Bar (2021) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 10 January 2022.
The Tender Bar has generally received mixed reviews.
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