It's certainly outside the mainstream of American cinema. What we have here is a skillfully made exploration of camaraderie between people.

It’s an easygoing comedy centered around two Oregon settlers. John Magaro portrays "Cookie," who works as both cook and baker, and he joins forces with the ambitious "King-Lu" (Orion Lee). They soon figure out that there's potential to earn a good sum by catering to the cravings of their fellow settlers. When they learn that the local supervisor has had a cow brought in—the only one around for quite some distance—the…

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com As many of you know, I like to watch films with as little information as possible – no trailers and very few details about the plot. A24 has become so popular that I don’t even need to know anything specific about a movie; I'm usually in. While Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, and Columbia are considered the…

'First Cow' seems to depict the beginnings of capitalism, but instead of the cutthroat environment associated with places like Wall Street, Reichardt suggests a different kind of world. Here, it’s not ruthless ambition that prevails, but rather the warmth of friendship and dedication to mutual support. In Reichardt’s vision, greed is a relatively new problem, and things start falling apart for Cookie and King-Lu only…