‘Paper Tiger’: What The Critics Are Saying About James Gray’s Cannes Film With Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson & Miles Teller

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The film "Paper Tiger," directed by James Gray, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and features actors Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson. The movie is set in 1960s Queens and explores themes related to the American Dream and the Russian mob. Reviews highlight the film's atmosphere and intensity, though opinions vary on its plausibility.

Coverage of "Paper Tiger" diverges primarily in tone and emphasis. TIME offers a more neutral perspective, focusing on the film's setting and thematic elements without strong judgment. In contrast, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter emphasize the film's dramatic intensity and its connection to the director's personal history, suggesting a more critical view of its plausibility. Deadline provides a broader overview of critical reception but leans towards a positive framing, highlighting the film's riveting qualities.

What's missing from the coverage is a deeper exploration of the film's reception among audiences at Cannes, as well as any discussion of its box office potential. This oversight may reflect a blind spot in the lean left coverage, which tends to focus more on critical acclaim than audience response.

Headline framing

The headlines reflect a mix of critical reviews for 'Paper Tiger', with left-leaning outlets emphasizing thematic elements and critical perspectives, while the center outlet presents a more neutral tone.

Coverage by perspective

Lean Left · 4 sources

Deadline Lean Left

‘Paper Tiger’: What The Critics Are Saying About James Gray’s Cannes Film With Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson & Miles Teller

Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson star in James Gray's drama which debuted in Cannes last night.

Mixed Factuality · Other

Variety Lean Left

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Miles Teller and Adam Driver Get Ensnared by the Russian Mob in a James Gray Film With More Atmosphere Than Plausibility

James Gray serves up another hardscrabble outer-borough Jewish family, but the movie has more atmosphere than plausibility.

Mixed Factuality · Other

Deadline Lean Left

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Adam Driver, Miles Teller, And Scarlett Johansson Find The Dark Side Of The American Dream In James Gray’s Riveting Crime Drama- Cannes Film Festival

A review of 'Paper Tiger' , director James Gray's crime drama premiering at Cannes with Miles Teller, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson starring.

Mixed Factuality · Other

The Hollywood Reporter Lean Left

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller Deliver Big Time in James Gray’s Operatically Intense Crime Drama

The writer-director follows ‘Armageddon Time’ with a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens, New York, this time recounting a terrifying brush with the Ru…

Mixed Factuality · Other

Center · 1 source

TIME — Top Center

Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Miles Teller Deliver a Tender Thriller in Paper Tiger

Filmmaker James Gray goes big and goes home in this 1960s Queens-set thriller.

Mixed Factuality · Other

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