Music-manager doc 'Supermensch' doth gush too much

Shep Gordon with Anne Murray in an archival photo from Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.
FILM Sometimes a movie can only be called a gift — a gift intended for somebody other than the viewer. Clearly a film is a vanity project if its primary intent seems to flatter its maker. But what about when it's a love letter from one rich, entitled celebrity to another? Then the vanity grows complicated, not least by the fact that we're expected to pay for the privilege of watching one ass kiss another.Read more »