JC Chandor’s South American action-thriller boasts a stellar cast, but it’s all brawn and no brains.
By Rory Marsh
New works from Claire Denis, Jordan Peele and Kelly Reichardt round out our bumper 2019 preview.
Oscar Isaac delivers the goods as the pacifist hero in this strange and slightly unsatisfying period crime drama.
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