Two years after it premiered, one of our favorite shows of 2022, “The Outer Range” returns this summer (read our review). Something of an unusual but welcome mix of “Yellowstone” family drama and existential “X-Files” sci-fi, “Outer Range” star Josh Brolin as a rancher in Wyoming fighting for his land and his family, who discovers something unfathomable on its outskirts. Brolin also makes his directorial debut with season two’s penultimate episode

The mindbending series also features an outstanding cast including Imogen Poots (“Baltimore”), Lili Taylor (“Manhunt”), Tamara Podemski (“Reservation Dogs”), Lewis Pullman (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”), Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”), Shaun Sipos (“Reacher”), Isabel Arraiza (“The Little Things”), Olive Abercrombie (“The Haunting of Hill House”), and Will Patton (“Horizon: An American Saga”), among others.

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Amazon Prime Video‘s acclaimed sci-fi Western series “Outer Range” is finally making its return. Today, the streaming service announced the series will debut on May 16 and shared some new first-look images from the show.

Oscar-nominee Josh Brolin (“Dune: Part Two”) returns to lead the cast of “Outer Range” which also features an impressive ensemble that includes Imogen Poots (“Baltimore”), Lili Taylor (“Manhunt”), Tamara Podemski (“Reservation Dogs”), Lewis Pullman (“Lessons In Chemistry”), Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”), Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”), Shaun Sipos (“Reacher”), Isabel Arraiza (“The Little Things”), Olive Abercrombie (“The Haunting of Hill House”), and Will Patton (“Horizon: An American Saga”).

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The natural question about Apple TV+’s “Manhunt,” based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James L. Swanson, is going to be “Why now?” It does not seem coincidental that a story that’s essentially about one of the times our democracy was at its most fragile just happens to be coming out during one of the most contentious and divisive election years in U.S.

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Andrew Bujalski’s “There There” opens with a mellow, melancholy saxophone solo, the first of several musical interludes by The War on Drugs’ Jon Natchez that serves as bridges between the series of primarily two-person scenes that will follow. The first of them is probably the best – it makes a promise the movie can’t quite keep – as a doctor (Lili Taylor) and a restaurateur (Lennie James) wake up the morning after their first date and first sexual encounter.

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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our revitalized TV and streaming podcast, co-hosts Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez dive into Prime Video’s new western sci-fi mystery drama, “Outer Range” from creator/writer/showrunner Brian Watkins. “Outer Range” centers on Royal Abbott (played by Josh Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of his property that’s nestled in Wyoming’s wilderness.

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“People have told me grace is a given thing, and if you seek it, you’ll find it,” rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) says in a monologue about faith, God, and his difficult upbringing at one point in Amazon’s superb, thrilling and moody new series, “The Outer Range,” created and written by Brian Watkins, and produced by Brad Pitt’s tasteful Plan B production company.

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“Outer Range” might be a little hard to describe, but no, worry not, this is not “Cowboys & Aliens.” Well, it could be, but don’t worry, this will not be a big, silly mix-and-match genre blockbuster. Created by Brian Watkins for Amazon Prime, instead, the series is a mystery thriller drama about a rancher who uncovers a strange phenomenon in the wilderness of Wyoming.

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A new trailer has arrived for the Sundance film “The Evening Hour” (via The Film Stage), and this new teaser gives us a first real look at the upcoming drama. “The Evening Hour” cast includes Philip Ettinger (known for HBO‘s “I Know This Much is True” and Paul Schrader‘s “First Reformed“), Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Kerry Bishé, Lili Taylor, Michael Trotter, Marc Menchaca, Ross Partridge, Frank Hoyt Taylor, and Tess Harper. 

Braden King (“Here“) directs from a script penned by Elizabeth Palmore. 

READ MORE: ‘The Evening Hour’: A Compassionate Drug Dealer Tries to Survive in Appalachia [Sundance Review]

The Playlist’s Sundance review written by Joe Blessing called the film “A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces far larger than himself, “The Evening Hour” is both an empathetic and sobering drama.” While Marc Ruffalo won all the awards for HBO’s “I Know This Much Is True,” including the Emmy and Golden Globe, Ettinger’s work as the younger version of Ruffalo in college was terrific work that really stood out.

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A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces far larger than himself, “The Evening Hour” is both an empathetic and sobering drama. Taking place in a mostly forgotten corner of Appalachia dominated by coal mining and rampant opioid use, “The Evening Hour” is the story of Cole Freeman (Philip Ettinger), who by day tenderly takes care of the elderly and by night deals prescription drugs according to his own moral code.  Director Braden King, working from a novel by Carter Sickels, spends the rest of the film showing the complexity of Cole’s code and how the return of an old friend to his small town, Terry Rose (Cosmo Jarvis), pushes that code to its breaking point. 

READ MORE: Here Are Our Most Anticipated Films from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

Most movies portraying the drug economy envision it as an outside force that must be avoided at all costs, but to the characters in “The Evening Hour,” it’s as totally pervasive as the air they breath; every character is somehow affected by it and a young man like Cole must live his life in relation to it somehow.

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More than other genres, horror fans have to deal with an inordinate amount of terrible films. The staggering amount of horror that is released, only to fall into the bottomless pit of Netflix is truly astonishing. So, it’s with some trepidation that one might approach their newest original release, “Eli.” Falling squarely into two the well-worn sub-categories of haunted hospitals and children with premonitions, director Ciarán Foy’s film is slightly scary, featuring a number of effective jump scares, but ultimately derivative rehash of other better films, until it gets to its truly go-for-broke ending, which either saves or completely destroys the film (more on that later).

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Following his 2012 feature-length directorial debut “Citadel” and his 2015 sequel installment “Sinister 2,” which was the follow-up to Scott Derrickson’s Ethan Hawke-led original, Irish writer-director Ciarán Foy is now making his third return to the director’s chair with “Eli” – and we just got our first trailer for the project, though it’s been completed forever and delayed for almost a year (originally supposed to hit January 2019).

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Review: 'The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials' Starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aiden Gillen, More

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Casting: Nicole Kidman Knows 'The Secret In Their Eyes,' Emilia Clarke Hears 'Voice From The Stone' And More

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Watch: Trailer For Series 'We The Economy' Featuring Shorts From Morgan Spurlock, Ramin Bahrani, Adam McKay & More

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"DVD Is the New Vinyl" Podcast: Featuring Tilda Swinton, Alessandro Nivola & Lili Taylor

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Exclusive: Clip & Poster For 'Cold Lands' Starring Lili Taylor Is On The Outside Looking In

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Review: Horror 'The Conjuring' Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor & Ron Livingston

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Infestation, Oppression, Possession: Watch 6 Clips From 'The Conjuring' Plus Lots Of New Pics

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Karl Urban & Minka Kelly Join J.J. Abrams' Robot Cops TV Show 'Human'

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Watch: Porn Isn't So Fun In Trailer For 'About Cherry' With James Franco, Heather Graham & Dev Patel

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Continue reading Lili Taylor & ‘The Wire’ Star Domenick Lombardozzi Join ‘Blood Ties’; ‘Bullhead’ & ‘Rust & Bone’ Star Matthias Schoenaerts Confirmed at The Playlist.

Continue reading Uma Thurman, Viola Davis, Lindsay Lohan, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Zoe Saldana & More Join Marilyn Monroe Doc ‘Fragments’ at The Playlist.

First Look At James Franco, Heather Graham & Lily Taylor In 'Cherry'

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Continue reading Lena Headey & Ethan Hawke To Star In Low-Budget Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Vigilandia’; Ron Livingston & Lili Taylor Join James Wan’s ‘The Conjuring’ at The Playlist.

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