This is a re-post of our Judy review from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie is now playing in wide release.
I grew up idolizing Judy Garland.
The Wizard of Oz is one of my earliest shared cinematic loves with my family.
Garland was the epitome of the Hollywood icon, the ultimate refined star.
Someone who represented purity, hope and big dreams.
It was the exact image the studio wanted and it worked on me as a kid dazzled by movie magic.
But of course, as you get older reality sets in, things come into focus and …
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