News of the World
{5/5} “I guess we both have demons to face, going down this road.”
News of the World, released in 2020
Captain Kidd was a soldier in the civil war, and now he goes from town to town reading the news. He’s able to calm the room when people get upset. He comes across a girl who’d been kidnapped by Kiowa people years ago. After first attempting to get someone else to take care of her, he decides to do it himself. He intends to take her to her aunt and uncle, but she wants to go back to the Kiowa.
It’s about what happens when you lose your family. It’s about bringing some variety and levity to people whose lives are difficult.
This is the movie you should watch today — it’s astonishingly acted and beautifully shot.
Stars Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. Directed by Paul Greengrass (Jason Bourne). The glorious music is by James Newton Howard.