Writer-director Scott Cooper’s grim “Hostiles,” a harsh telling of story of the American West, treats its Native American characters as mere plot devices to enlighten the white characters.
Rosamund Pike
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Film review: ‘A United Kingdom’
A touching historical romance, “A United Kingdom” is inspired by
the true story of Seretse Khama, the crown prince of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (later known
as Botswana) who unexpectedly fell in love with a white Englishwoman, Ruth Williams
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Film Review: “Gone Girl”
Whether in literature or cinema, the mystery story provides an endlessly fascinating source for all kinds of narratives. In a sense, all stories, even all sentences, are mysteries of a sort, since we do not “solve” them until they end. The mystery in the new movie “Gone Girl” demonstrates some of the rich potential of […]
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Film Review: “Gone Girl”
Whether in literature or cinema, the mystery story provides an endlessly fascinating source for all kinds of narratives. In a sense, all stories, even all sentences, are mysteries of a sort, since we do not “solve” them until they end. The mystery in the new movie “Gone Girl” demonstrates some of the rich potential of […]
