<em>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood </em>Is More Than a Feel-Good Movie
Marielle Heller’s nuanced Mister Rogers biopic succeeds by emphasizing the beloved entertainer’s humanity.
The public’s reverence for the children’s entertainer Fred Rogers has only increased since the release of the documentary last year, and yet the many tributes to his saintliness leave something out. That’s not to argue that Mister Rogers had some hidden dark side—he was simply human like the rest of us, fallible, subject to mood swings. He didn’t magically exude decency; he worked at being decent. Marielle Heller’s new film, , foregrounds that effort. Though it’s not
