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American Primeval begins as many gritty westerns do: tossing both us, and a couple of city slickers, into the hell that was the Old West. There's violence, cruelty, sexual assault, illness, bigotry, and just plain gross stuff everywhere you look. However, by the end of director and executive producer Peter Berg's six part series, American Primeval...
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Now that the once great tradition of watching meaningful college football bowl games on January 1 has been tarnished by the College Football Playoff, you should absolutely devote your time off today to another great American tradition: watching Westerns. Netflix surprised everyone by stealth dropping Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga on...
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Based on the novel of the same name, Tom Hanks stars as Captain Kidd, a Civil War veteran that travels around the Dust Bowl reading newspapers aloud to largely illiterate (but paying) audiences as a way to pass the time. His life is upended when he comes across a German immigrant named Johanna, who was kidnapped from her family and raised for six...
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After a 12-year hiatus from directing, acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion has returned with what may be her greatest film to date. The Power the Dog, now streaming on Netflix, is a slow build. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons star as Phil and George Burbank, brothers who own a ranch together in the year 1925. Their lives take a turn when...
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Is the movie about Tom Hanks, a dog, and a robot going to win an Oscar? Of course not. But sometimes when you're knee-deep in the super-serious, critically-acclaimed films that make up awards season, you can help but be charmed by the pure, fatherly love between Tom Hanks and a talking robot. That's exactly what happened to me with Finch, the...
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The brutal, bloody Yellowstone Season 3 finale was a game-changer. The future of the Yellowstone ranch is in serious peril after the attempted coup d’etat against the Dutton family. After waiting over a year with countless questions, fans will finally get some answers when the fourth season premieres this Sunday, November 7, at 8/7c on Paramount ...
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Full of twists and turns, Old Henry is a slick and gritty Western thriller with a shocking and brutal conclusion. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast and a meticulously crafted screenplay, Tim Blake Nelson gives an authentic, an awards-worthy performance as a man at war with himself. With stylish and suspenseful direction from filmmaker Potsy...
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