Few actors are as skilled as Richard Gere at making conspicuous privilege psychologically compelling, and in the indie drama “The Benefactor,” he once again shows that facility, playing a ...

Richard Gere is the giver who keeps on giving. Your husband needs a job? Gere’s already got it lined up. Looking for a house? Here’s one, free and clear. A couple of hundred thousand left in ...

How many ways can one show go wrong? "The Benefactor" suffers from an unclear concept, a lack of driven contestants, a boring locale, an uneven host and poor production values. Never mind comparing it ...