Critical appraisal

Rob Schneider, Roger Ebert, Citizen Kane and hillbillies

Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane in “Citizen Kane.”

A few minutes ago, someone in a Facebook group I follow made a reference to “Hillbilly Elegy” and another member of the group, unaware of the new film adaptation, responded, “you mean the book?” He was quickly brought up to speed.

I chimed in as well. If he was a reader of the book, he might be pleased to learn…