“Hostiles” opens with a well-traveled observation from D.H. Lawrence about how the “essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic and a killer.” It ends with a shot that complicates that idea by ...

“Hostiles,” directed by Scott Cooper, is a thought-provoking and raw Western that produces a semblance of hope. Instead of glorifying the West, the film presents an accurate and hard-to-stomach ...

Based on a story by Donald E. Stewart, Scott Cooper wrote and directed the 2017 American Western drama film Hostiles. Entertainment Studios released it in limited quantities in the US on December 22, ...

Hollywood doesn't always do Westerns particularly well, a genre that can sometimes produce stereotype-filled stories with little in the way of real drama. But then a movie like "Hostiles" comes along, ...

Max hails from Buffalo, NY also known as the city of good neighbors. When he isn't working, managing music artists, or writing, he is watching movies of all types. With an academic background in ...

“Hostiles” is a lighthearted romp (That’s sarcasm, folks.) through what must have been the least fun time to exist, the Old West. A grizzled old Army captain is tasked with delivering his most bitter ...

'Black Mass' helmer Scott Cooper is directing. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The story centers on a Native American-hating soldier, nearing retirement, who is given one last assignment: to ...

Scott Cooper’s new film Hostiles presents the wild west as a depressing, violent, sexist and racist place where everything sucks. It’s easy to believe but not very interesting to watch. Christian Bale ...