‘Capone,’ Josh Trank, and the Myth of the Difficult Genius
8 min readMay 15, 2020
From zero to hero back to zero, we’ve found the limits of an uncompromising auteur
A million words could be written — and they no doubt have — about the utterly fascinating career of Tom Hardy. Never in the history of Hollywood has a movie star of his wattage been so committed to repeatedly transforming himself into someone else, even (and especially) if that…