Cherishing truth amid lies: Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Paper Moon’

Tatum O’Neal and Ryan O’Neal in “Paper Moon.” " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PM.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> Nearly everyone we meet in “Paper Moon” is running some sort of scam. With the truth so clouded in uncertainty, our protagonists (and the audience) have to choose who and what to believe. The post Cherishing truth amid lies: Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Paper Moon’ appeared first on America Magazine .