Film: The man who would never be president

The Front Runner, Jason Reitman’s new film about the scandal that engulfed American presidential candidate Gary Hart in the late 1980s, seems almost cute and quaint in comparison to the hellscape we currently inhabit

Hugh Jackman in The Front Runner

Cinema

The Front Runner: Directed by Jason Reitman, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:***

Stan & Ollie: Directed by Jon S Baird, Nationwide, PG,Rating:****

From Trump to Brexit, our concepts of acceptable behaviour have become disrupted. Extremes are more extreme, lies are the truth, old orders are disordered and chaos reigns. SoThe Front Runner, Jason Reitman’s new film about the scandal that engulfed American presidential candidate Gary Hart in the late 1980s, seems almost cute and quaint ...