By A.O. Scott, New York Times Published 12:22 pm, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: ‘thumbnails-c’, container: ‘taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4’, placement: ‘Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4’, target_type: ‘mix’ }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Associated Press Image 1of/4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a scene from “RBG.” U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a scene from “RBG.” Photo: Associated Press Image 2 of 4 U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a scene from “RBG.” U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a scene from “RBG.” Photo: Associated Press Image 3 of 4 Theatrical poster for “RBG,” the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary. Theatrical poster for “RBG,” the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary. Photo: Courtesy Of Magnolia Pictures / Courtesy Of Magnolia Pictures Image 4 of 4 Review: In ‘RBG,’ the life and times of a beloved and controversial Supreme Court justice 1 / 4 Back to Gallery Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but she’s probably the first justice to become a full-fledged pop-cultural phenomenon. “RBG,” a loving and informative documentary portrait of Ginsburg during her 85th year on Earth and her 25th on the bench, is both evidence of this status and a partial explanation of how it came about. Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the film is a jaunty assemblage of interviews, public appearances and archival material, organized to illuminate its subject’s temperament and her accomplishments so far. Though it… [Read full story]
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