Film Review: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’: Oscars Await

Film Critic

10/5/2018|Updated: 10/9/2018

R | 1h 46min | Biography , Comedy , Drama | 19 October 2018 (USA)

Movies set in Manhattan romanticize the place to death, very effectively. Especially with a little jazz in the soundtrack. It can even make the miserable-in-real-life, starving-artist narrative seem romantic. And it can take a thoroughly wretched, cantankerous writer and make her fascinating. The very fine “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” is a perfect example of this.

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Mark Jackson

Film Critic

Mark Jackson is the senior film critic for The Epoch Times and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Mark earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is featured in the book "How to Be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to films, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, rock-climbing, qigong, martial arts, and human rights activism.