Reviews

RogerEbert.com — The Last Son

A group of barely-there characters are on a collision course with each other that feels more like a slog in “The Last Son.” The film offers some striking visuals and a couple of compelling performances, but for the most part, this high-concept Western is too much of an empty drag...

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RogerEbert.com — Let Him Go

“Let Him Go” is the kind of solid, grown-up drama we don’t see very much anymore. It’s a throwback Western featuring subtle suspense, a rich sense of place and strong performances, particularly from Diane Lane, Kevin Costner and a showy Lesley Manville. You can see it in theaters now but...

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RogerEbert.com — Damsel

Mia Wasikowska may be a damsel but she’s certainly not in distress in the Zellners brothers’ quirky, revisionist Western. “Damsel” is a sly feminist manifesto disguised as a shaggy, amiable hangout movie. And it features another wonderfully weird performance from Robert Pattinson, who continues to take chances post-“Twilight.” My review, at...

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RogerEbert.com — The Hero

Sam Elliott is Sam Elliott as Sam Elliott in “The Hero,” a sentimental and sporadically effective celebration of the veteran character actor. Director and co-writer Brett Haley is clearly aware that this dude is iconic, placing Elliott front and center for a rare leading role. But while it’s a pleasure...

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The Ridiculous 6

Netflix Unrated. Running time: 119 minutes. Zero stars out of four. I’m gonna do away with this quickly, because why should I put more thought into “The Ridiculous 6” than the people who actually made it? That’s just nuts. But several of you guys asked whether I’d seen the latest...

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Revisiting Rango

Damn, I love “Rango” so much. It is absolutely gorgeous: vividly detailed, wildly colorful and thrillingly inventive from start to finish, even as it pays homage to such classic and eclectic films as “Chinatown,” “Apocalypse Now” and Clint Eastwood’s spaghetti Westerns. I had the pleasure of revisiting the 2011 animated...

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