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Carving out a life in the Wild West might leave little room for keeping up with news from across the land. âThere is no time for stories,â says a melancholy farmer near the climax of director Paul Greengrassâs âNews of the World.â Yet even after fending off lawless bandits, old age, and the untamed elements, a cowboy-hat toting Tom Hanks would beg to differ.
Greengrass flick follows the perilous journey of a Civil War veteran and an orphaned child across the harsh late-nineteenth century Texas desert. Though it is not entirely without excitement, the film seems to share many qualities with its two central characters: tired, a little dusty, and searching for a place to call home in an environment that favors the capable and action-inclined. Yet an emotional wisdom shines through the travelersâ unassuming dispositions, and the film surprises viewers in a similar way. âNews of the Worldâ transcends its modest Western derivation to deliver a poig