Hal2019

Get ready to have your eyes opened. Ashby is probably the least sung hero of the Hollywood greats, even while being one of the most influential. I haven’t seen near as many Ashby movies as I should, but this documentary makes you just want to bathe yourself in every minute of his thousands of reels of beautiful captured, honest, humanistic film. The anecdotes, the behind-the-scenes, the dialogues, and the great correspondences lively read by the great Ben Foster bring Hal back to life and give him the credit he deserves. Even more than a desire to watch his filmography, this made me want to get out there and make a movie just like Hal would’ve. The world could use some more.