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Dec 22, 2017 · As for its politics, in making the story primarily about one (white) man’s redemption, “Hostiles” falls back on a well-worn if still potent dramatic trope while saying virtually nothing about the genocide committed against Native Americans.
In 1892, legendary Army Capt. Joseph Blocker reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their tribal land. Embarking on a harrowing and perilous journey from ...
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Sep 3, 2017 · If “Hostiles” ultimately resolves as Cooper’s best movie to date; the Western genre finally allows the director to reconcile his flair for violence with his fetish for myth-making.
Dec 21, 2017 · Hostiles. Directed by Scott Cooper. Adventure, Drama, Western. R. 2h 14m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 21, 2017. “Hostiles” opens with a well-traveled observation from D.H. Lawrence about how the...
Jan 26, 2018 · Hostiles: Directed by Scott Cooper. With Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper, Stella Cooper. In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Hostiles Reviews. For all its attempts at dissecting human cruelty, there’s no human core to this story, which makes its 135-minute runtime feel twice as long. Full Review | Dec 6, 2023 ...
What it's about. The take. The work of two people stand out here: the actor Christian Bale and the cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi (Silver Linings Playbook, Warrior, The Grey, Spotlight, etc.) Bale plays an Army Captain who agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family through treacherous lands.
