Wild Horse Nine (2026)

I suppose it'd be safe to say thay any nation in South America in the 1970s that got a visit from some CIA agents was probably not going to be a very stable democracy for very long! What's not so clear about the visit of "Chris" (John Malkovich) and "Lee" (Sam Rockwell) is why they are leaving mainland Chile to head to Easter Island. Now, apart from a few folks and lots of magnificently carved stone heads, there would appear to be very limited scope for any mischief-making there - so what they might be doing? Gradually, it emerges that there are both…

When one thinks about spy thrillers, the James Bond movies usually come to mind first with their exotic locales, bombastic special effects and steamy romantic encounters. But, as this latest offering from writer-director Martin McDonagh illustrates, one doesn’t need such grandiose elements to make a compelling tale of espionage. In fact, it’s been brilliantly pulled off here with qualities not typically associated with this genre – complex characters, quirky humor and considerably less flash, all set during a documented period in history, refreshing…

Check out my full review @ Rating: A WILD HORSE NINE is one of my favorite films of the year. John Malkovich lives up to all the buzz with one of the best performances of his career, a magnetic bundle of contradictions who savors every syllable. Sam Rockwell, playing a man we can never quite read, deserves just as much awards attention. Martin McDonagh writes their bickering and tenderness with real wit and bite, and this time his balance between comedy and darkness is spot-on. Beneath