Overview
- Limited U.S. theatrical rollout begins Nov. 7, with streaming on Netflix set for Nov. 21.
- Critics call Joel Edgerton’s turn a career best, with Will Patton’s voiceover widely cited as a standout.
- Adolpho Veloso’s boxy 3:2 cinematography and Bryce Dessner’s score, including an end-credits song with Nick Cave, earn consistent praise.
- The film adapts Denis Johnson’s novella under director Clint Bentley and co-writer Greg Kwedar, tracing a logger’s life in the Pacific Northwest.
- Coverage notes representational limits around the killing of a Chinese railroad worker and frames the brief theatrical window as part of Netflix’s awards-focused strategy after a reported high-teen-millions Sundance deal.