"The Glorias ": Julie Taymor's film, based on Gloria Steinem's 2015 book “My Life on the Road,” is a biopic with verve and flair.
The legendary feminist leader is played by four different actresses (Julianna Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kira Armstrong) across four stages of her life.
Sometimes they meet each other. But the multitudes of Steinems aren't just a deconstructionist trick. The feminism embodied by Steinem is an expression of women everywhere, Taymor suggests.
Traversing America in time and place, “The Glorias” finds her everywhere. Debuting Wednesday on Amazon Prime. — “Dick Johnson Is Dead”: Kristen Johnson was a veteran documentary cinematographer when she made one of 2016's very best films, “Cameraperson,” a.