If there is a common denominator to the characters played over the years by Clint Eastwood, it’s that they can take care of themselves. To paraphrase his old enemy Pauline Kael, Clint’s is the rugged, creased, careworn face of self-reliance, squinting at the world from behind gelignite eyes that have seen it all before. He’s hardly in need of defense as a filmmaker—not with worldwide box office receipts in the billions and a treasure chest full of Golden Globes, Oscars, and honorary Palmes D’Or.
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