Blood always follows money.

Starring: Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Buck Taylor, Kristin K. Berg

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"I am a Comanche. Do you know what it means? It means 'Enemy to everyone'." - Bear

Why watch this? This is one, brutally great Texas crime film.

Plot Summary: After their mother's death, two brothers, a divorced father and an ex-con, desperately resort to bank robberies to prevent the foreclosure of their family ranch. Two Texas Rangers, one close to retirement and his loyal partner, investigate the crimes and pursue the brothers across West Texas. This creates a compelling cat-and-mouse narrative exploring themes of desperation, family loyalty, and societal injustice.

Dad's Preview: Texas, with its sparse, angry-poor landscapes, is such a great setting for the crimes that poverty breeds. Hell folks, this is where I grew up. I recognized the signs to Coleman, I've walked those small town streets. Pine and Foster are stellar as the hard-scrapple brothers. However, it is Jeff Bridges, as the seasoned Sheriff Hamilton, who delivers another career-defining performance.

CBS Films, Sidney Kimmel Ent., OddLot Ent., Film 33, LBI Ent.; Lionsgate