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Movie review: The Western springs back to life with 'Hostiles,' a brutal tale of moral survival

Once feared dead but found instead only sleeping, the Western has sprung back to strong and compelling life with the intense, involving "Hostiles" being the latest case in point.

Written and directed by Scott Cooper and powered by a dynamic trio of interwoven performances by Christian Bale, Wes Studi and Rosamund Pike, "Hostiles" grabs you by the throat and holds on for the duration.

Like the year's previous tip-top examples of the genre, the contemporary "Wind River" and the classic era "The Ballad of

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