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Lawmen: Bass Reeves tackles the thin line between Black and blue in the Old West

Lawmen: Bass Reeves tackles the thin line between Black and blue in the Old West

David Oyelowo paints a compelling picture of the first Black lawman in the latest leg of Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding Western TV empire. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Screenwriter Josh Olsen (A History of Violence) used to tell anyone who would listen that his passion project was an account of the life of Bass Reeves, a ... Lawmen: Bass Reeves tackles the thin line between Black and blue in the Old West

CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

Emerald Fennell’s followup to Promising Young Woman is a hollow dramedy that wastes solid performances from Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, and others. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch With her first film, Promising Young Woman, writer-director Emerald Fennell took a storyline that was essentially a cloddish-but-glossy retread of such female-driven revenge sagas as Ms .45 and ... CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth