Gabriel Basso attending the LA premiere of Netflix's 'The Night Agent' in March 2023 (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images ... said of his involvement in Hillbilly Elegy, telling Variety: “They ...

Gabriel Basso has offered a more measured view of JD Vance than his Hillbilly Elegy co-stars. Before becoming Donald Trump’s vice president, Vance was known for writing the popular memoir ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published in 2016 when J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” was released. Now, sales of the so-called memoir are again surging. On the day of Trump’s announcement, the ...

Without that social commentary, though, Hillbilly Elegy becomes just another bland iteration on the tired "triumph over adversity" formula. Bev and Mamaw are awards-show highlight reels in search ...