Actor/Director Kevin Costner returns to the big screen with an ambitious series of films, tracking the expansion of the United States into the Western part of the continent. Told from the perspective of several different characters, the story is a fictionalized version of history, presented in the manner of a novel. Some of the critical responses target the structure of the film, but our panel finds it evocative and creatively justified.

Howard Casner of “Pop Art” and Todd Liebenow of “The Forgotten Filmcast, …

Director Ti West and Mia Goth proved the perfect horror movie combo with “X” and “Pearl.” West’s retro vision wouldn’t work without someone as committed as Goth in front of the camera. She proved that in the first two films of his genre trilogy, with “Pearl” giving Goth the tour de force platform actresses crave. …

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