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fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

What to watch: 'Dead Man's Wire' marks a huge comeback for Gus Van Sant

After somewhat of a dry spell, Gus Van Sant comes out swinging with one of his most consistently entertaining features in decades, a rousing truth-based crime dramedy that relates the relatively simple tale of a twitchy, outraged Indianapolis man taking a banker hostage. Everything about it works, in particular Bill Skarsgard's fastball performance as Tony Kiritsis, a guy fed up with the bank's hard line (read: greedy) approach to his late mortgage payments that he claims were due to a botched investment by the bank.
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fromKqed
2 days ago

'Dead Man's Wire' Is a Retro Thriller That's Pertinent to the Present

Dead Man's Wire channels 1970s righteous rage and capitalism critique through a hostage thriller anchored by Bill Skarsgård's intense, unadorned performance.
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