| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Nov. 6, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Nov. 6, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-review/review-being-heumann/ |
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Hollywood disability films tend to win all the Oscars. They also tend to range
from dreadful to dreadfuller, with disabled people serving as inspirational
parables for someone else’s spiritual development (1988’s _Rain Man_ ) or (in
more downmarket contexts) being presented as manipulative fakers wh...