PREVIEW: Old Henry (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tim Blake Nelson (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Scott Haze (Midnight Special), Gavin Lewis (Maximum Ride), Trace Adkins (I Can Only Imagine), Stephen Dorff (Alone in the Dark), Richard Speight Jr. (Menno’s Mind)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Potsy Ponciroli (Super Zeroes), director, writer; Michael Hagerty (Leave) and Shannon Houchins (Road to Chernobyl), producers; Jordan Lehning (The Dead Center), composer; John Matysiak (Model Minority), cinematographer; Jamie Kirkpatrick (My Friend Dahmer), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the Old West, farmer Henry (Nelson) and his son Wyatt (Lewis) take in an injured man named Curry (Haze) and save his life. However, when a posse of outlaws come by looking for Curry and his satchel of money, Henry is forced to step up and protect himself, unveiling a number of key gunslinging skills in the process…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This gritty Western, considered a sleeper hit on the American VOD circuit last year, is full of surprises and gun-toting violence, which is really all you need from an entertaining genre flick.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SUNDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW

 

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