Review: Tom Hanks is quietly moving in Western âNews of the Worldâ
A war-weary ex-soldier aids an orphan girl in this beautifully rendered story.
(Bruce Talamon | Courtesy of Universal Pictures) Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks, left) and Johanna Leonberger (Helena Zengel), an orphaned girl, travel together across Texas in 1870, in News of the World, co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass. | Updated: Dec. 23, 2020, 1:36 a.m.
There are few pleasures in moviegoing â even if âgoingâ is only to the couch â that are as pure as watching Tom Hanks. The embodiment of Americaâs moral compass, Hanks is never better than when heâs burrowing into a meaty role, as he does as a war-weary traveler in the soulful Western drama âNews of the World.â
For all the parallels to our fraught present and the enlightened virtue of Tom Hanks as a war veteran, the new Paul Greengrass Western News Of The World is a throwback.
the week. this big deep area of low pressure still sitting up to the north west. this will be the engine room of our weather, driving strong winds and heavy downpours right across the uk but it will start to turn a bit milderfor the end of across the uk but it will start to turn a bit milder for the end of the week. hello this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. police are dealing with an ongoing incident aboard an oil tanker near the coast of the isle of wight and have now made a request for military support. more pressure on the government as thousands of doctors back the footballer marcus rashford s campaign for free school meals during the school holidays. after a public backlash, the welsh goverment says it will review its ban on supermarkets selling non essential items during the country s 2 week lockdown. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. far and away my
bring you all the action to come. a rundown of the rest of the days matches. next up, it s time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. far and away my favourite film of the week is summer of 85, the latest from francois ozon, the french director behind such diverse fare as sitcom, under the sand and by the grace of god. a bittersweet saga of love and death, it s a coming of age tale that moves the original setting of aidan chambers source novel from southend on sea to le treport in france, where the death obsessed alex looks back on his relationship with the beautiful david. with the heady energy of an ‘805 teen pic, we watch alex falling for the friend of his dreams, being swept off his feet by david s vibrant live fast, die young attitude and then driven to a jealous rage by the arrival of english interloper kate. while all this plays out in flashbac