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EXPLAINED: Downey sr - The Real Truth

Our pick of Robert Downey Jr.’s best films, from Zodiac to Iron Man

With over 80 film credits, choosing our favourites is no easy job

Evening Standard

‘A waste of time’: Robert Downey Jr hits back at Quentin Tarantino’s Marvel criticism

‘Reservoir Dogs’ filmmaker had lashed out at the ‘Marvel-isation of Hollywood’

The Independent UK

“It was a terrible, stupid mistake”: Robert Downey Jr’s father reveals he first gave actor drugs aged six

The 57-year-old actor has long been open about his struggles with drug addiction but has turned his life around and is one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors

Evening Standard

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Robert Downey Jr. talks of one last film with his dad, 'Sr.'

Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans

The Independent UK

Review: Robert Downey Jr. takes a look at his father, and himself, in 'Sr.'

Robert Downey Jr. examines the life of his father, iconoclastic underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., in "Sr.," an intimate portrait of aging, parenthood and the way creativity is passed down through generations.

Tribune News Service

Sr review – Robert Downey Jr paints an affectionate portrait of his father

Downey Jr starred in Robert Downey Sr’s wacky counterculture movies as an child; now he puts this radical and potent personality in a documentary of his own

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy

Trial was biggest test yet for authorities after attack that shook foundations of democracy. Plus, Senate votes to protect same-sex marriages

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‘Fifteen years of total insanity’: how Robert Downey Jr made peace with his maverick father

Robert Downey Sr put his son in wild underground movies and gave him access to drugs. So what happened when Downey Jr finally turned the cameras on his dad?

The Guardian - UK

New this week: 'Riches,' Robert Downey Sr. and BTS’ RM

This week’s new entertainment releases include a solo album from BTS's RM, the return of the holiday display TV contest “The Great Christmas Light Fight” and Tilda Swinton starring in the ghost story “The Eternal Daughter.”

The Independent UK

Sr.: A new documentary feature about Robert Downey Sr. has been picked up by Netflix

The documentary was filmed in the final months of Downey Sr.’s life

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