Tom Hanks might not be too vocal about his politics, as he lets his work do the talking. In his new film News of the World, director Paul Greengrass takes on the fake news media, despotic rulers, and MAGA culture.
We also discuss how Greengrass embraces classic Western tropes, the movie’s outstanding gunfight sequence, and the performance of 12-year-old co-lead Helena Zengel.
News of the World is available on Netflix globally, and on video-on-demand in the US.
Later, we talk about Marvel Studios’ second Disney+ series—The Falcon and the Winter Soldier—which debuted its trailer during Super Bowl.
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