Jeff Nichols' 20-Year Journey to Bring 1960s Motorcycle Club Culture to Life on Screen

Chicago, Illinois United States of America
His inspiration came from Danny Lyon's book.
Jeff Nichols had a passion for 1960s motorcycle club culture and dreamed of making a film about it for over 20 years.
Jeff Nichols' 20-Year Journey to Bring 1960s Motorcycle Club Culture to Life on Screen

In the world of filmmaking, Jeff Nichols had long been fascinated by the 1960s motorcycle club culture. This passion led him to dream of making a film about such a club for over 20 years. His inspiration stemmed from Danny Lyon's book,


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‘The Bikeriders’ Review: On the Road to Nowhere, Beautifully

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  • Unique Points
    • Jeff Nichols based the movie on Danny Lyon’s photography book of the same title, The Bikeriders.
    • Austin Butler portrays Benny in the film who is introduced through a bar brawl scene.
  • Accuracy
    • The Bikeriders is a romanticized drama about a fictional motorcycle club in the 1960s.
    • Jeff Nichols directed the movie The Bikeriders.
    • The movie stars Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy.
    • In 1965, Benny (Austin Butler) is harassed at a bar by two strangers who want him to remove his colors (denim vest with club name).
    • Nichols borrows from Lyon’s work directly, elliptically and sometimes clumsily while making some instructive omissions.
  • Deception (80%)
    The article contains editorializing and selective reporting. The author expresses her personal opinions about the movie and its characters throughout the piece, such as 'the people are beautiful' and 'draws in a movie that understands the seductions of beauty'. She also chooses to focus on certain aspects of the film, like its visual appeal, while downplaying or omitting other important details. For instance, she mentions the violence in the film but does not discuss its implications or consequences.
    • Not much happens, but the people are beautiful and so too are their bikes
    • The people are beautiful and so too are their bikes
  • Fallacies (95%)
    The article contains some instances of appeals to authority and dichotomous depictions, but overall the author's assertions are well-supported and free of logical fallacies. The author references the photography book 'The Bikeriders' by Danny Lyon as a source of inspiration for the film, which is mentioned multiple times throughout the article. This can be considered an appeal to authority in that the author is implying that because Lyon's work is great, Nichols' film must also be good. However, this does not detract significantly from the overall quality of the article as it does not contain any egregious fallacies or misinformation.
    • ]From left, Boyd Holbrook, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in 'The Bikeriders.'[Credit...Mike Faist/Focus Features]
    • The first essential thing to know about 'The Bikeriders' is that the writer-director Jeff Nichols has, improbably, based the movie on a totemic photography book of the same title by the great American photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon.
  • Bias (100%)
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  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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91%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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'The Bikeriders' review: Austin Butler evokes ’60s cool

The Los Angeles Times Katie Walsh Thursday, 20 June 2024 03:15
  • Unique Points
    • Photojournalist Danny Lyon embedded with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1960s
    • Director Jeff Nichols drew inspiration from Lyon’s photo book ‘The Bikeriders’ for his film of the same name
    • Austin Butler portrays Benny in the film who is introduced through a bar brawl scene
    • Benny’s supernova star quality is undeniable and Kathy (Jodie Comer) becomes instantly attracted to him
    • Kathy, played by Jodie Comer, serves as the narrator of the film and shares stories about the boys into a microphone of photographer Lyon
    • Johnny (Tom Hardy) leads the Vandals with his specific instinctual code based on whim and personal values
  • Accuracy
    • ]The film includes re-creations of Lyon’s photographs and improves upon some shots by having subjects face the camera instead of looking away[
    • Jeff Nichols drew inspiration from Lyon’s photo book The Bikeriders for his film of the same name
  • Deception (70%)
    The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the attractive aspects of the motorcycle club and its members, painting them as 'sexy, dirty, violent and often tragic.' She also uses language like 'intoxicating lore' to describe the club and its history. This creates a sensationalized image of the group that may not accurately reflect reality. Additionally, the author uses emotional manipulation by describing how Kathy is drawn to Benny after seeing him in a bar brawl and how she becomes infatuated with him and his gang. This portrays the club members as irresistible and dangerous, which could be an attempt to elicit an emotional response from readers.
    • Kathy becomes our narrator, her mile-a-minute Midwestern patter adding a layer of percussion to the rumbling engines and plaintive crooning of ‘60s rock ‘n’ roll on the soundtrack.
    • The result was a photo book called ‘The Bikeriders,’ published in 1968, that serves as the inspiration for director Jeff Nichols’ latest film of the same name...Nichols is clearly enchanted by the inimitable style and intoxicating lore that Lyon’s photographs conjure...
    • We see them through her eyes: sexy, dirty, violent and often tragic.
  • Fallacies (90%)
    The author makes several appeals to authority by mentioning the inspiration of a photo book and the reputation of a photographer. However, these mentions do not directly influence any logical fallacies in the article. The author also uses some inflammatory rhetoric when describing the motorcycle club members as 'grease-streaked miscreants' and 'wild ones'. Additionally, there is an example of a dichotomous depiction when describing Kathy's boyfriend as 'beats it as soon as Benny turns up on their curb', implying that Benny is superior to him. However, these fallacies do not significantly impact the overall content of the article.
    • ][author] Kathy becomes our narrator, her mile-a-minute Midwestern patter adding a layer of percussion to the rumbling engines and plaintive crooning of '60s rock 'n' roll on the soundtrack. [[/] []
  • Bias (100%)
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  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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97%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer capture 1960s rebel cool in ‘The Bikeriders’

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  • Unique Points
    • Jeff Nichols had dreamt of making a film about a 1960s motorcycle club for over 20 years.
    • Nichols was inspired by Danny Lyon’s book The Bikeriders.
    • Recreating one of Lyon’s most famous photographs with a single rider speeding across the Ohio Bridge was a challenging feat.
  • Accuracy
    • ]The ultimate truth and a subtext of the film is that men are really bad at sharing their emotions.”
    • Nichols saw potential in Austin Butler for the role of Benny in the film.
    • The film is based on real events and draws heavily on Lyon’s images and reporting.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (95%)
    The article contains some instances of informal fallacies, specifically an appeal to authority in the form of quoting Jeff Nichols' statements about the film and his motivations for making it. However, these instances do not significantly impact the overall content or argument of the article. There are no formal fallacies or dichotomous depictions present.
    • “This is a film that’s really about nostalgia,” Nichols said.
    • “The ultimate truth, and a subtext of the film, is that men are really bad at sharing their emotions,” he said.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication