“Roofman”: A Strange-But-True Story Burdened by Its Own Contradictions

On a yellow background, a man holds a gun and a toy bear, symbolizing the contradictions of "Roofman": A Strange-But-True Story.

Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman takes on a story so bizarre that most people would assume it came from a tabloid rather than a police report. Jeffrey Manchester—an Army vet who held up McDonald’s restaurants and later escaped prison—famously hid inside a Toys “R” Us for months. With Channing Tatum stepping into the role, the film tries … Read more