Christian Bale in “The Big Short.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Director/writer Adam McKay won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for "The Big Short" (R, Paramount), his quirky take on the run-up to the 2008 financial collapse.
The always-brilliant Christian Bale is terrific as a doctor-turned-eccentric hedge fund manager. Not only is the all-star ensemble cast (Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell) strong but there are hilarious, mood-shattering explanations of economics from Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain and Selena Gomez.
about the writer
Jon Bream
Critic / Reporter
Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.
