Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation is based on real-life events that occurred in Virginia in 1831, where a slave named Nat Turner (Parker, Beyond the Lights) would lead a revolt against the white slave-owners. The film showcases...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 11, 2013 · Last modified January 15, 2020
David Lowery writes and directs this Badlands-esque, lyrically melancholy, Western-tinged, Texas-based drama about outlaw Bob Muldoon (Affleck), a convicted felon who makes his way out of prison to try to reconnect with Ruth Guthrie (Mara),...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
