<em>Hold the Dark</em> Is a Revenge Epic That’s Not Quite What It Seems
Jeffrey Wright stars in Jeremy Saulnier’s new film, a baffling, Alaska-set thriller debuting on Netflix.
by David Sims
Sep 28, 2018
3 minutes
Midway through , a gun battle breaks out between a disgruntled resident of a rural Alaskan settlement and the local police. What starts out as a siege turns into a spectacle, with automatic weapons blazing, cars exploding, and blood flying in every direction. It’s the kind of showdown that would provoke instant national attention in real life, but in the world of the director Jeremy Saulnier, it’s just another day in America. The film cuts from this
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