Netflix has released the first trailer for Train Dreams, director Clint Bentley’s (Sing Sing) adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella. Joel Egerton stars as Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker in the rapidly-changing early 20th century America, while the cast also includes Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Kerry […]
2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Train Dreams
Train Dreams, 2025. Directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy, Clifton Collins Jr., John Patrick Lowrie, Alfred Hsing, Ron Ford, Olive Steverding, Zoe Rose Short, Jennifer Simmons, Cisco Keanu Reyes, and Jerry Dykeman. SYNOPSIS: A story about Robert Grainier, a day laborer employed as a logger helping to […]
Movie Review – Jockey (2021)
Jockey, 2021. Directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Moisés Arias, Molly Parker, Logan Cormier, Vincent Francia, Danny Garcia, and Marlon St. Julien. SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey aims for a final championship when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son. Horse riders recount more stories of broken bones and mobility-threatening injuries that […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – Jockey
Jockey, 2021 Directed by Clint Bentley Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Moisés Arias, Molly Parker, Logan Cormier, Vincent Francia, Danny Garcia, and Marlon St. Julien SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey aims for a final championship when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son. Horse riders recount more stories of broken bones and mobility-threatening injuries that […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Jockey
Jockey, 2021. Co-written and directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moisés Arias. SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. Clint Bentley has entered the world of feature films with a powerhouse […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Jockey
Jockey, 2021. Co-written and directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moisés Arias. SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. It’s always enormously satisfying to see a talented, perhaps underappreciated character actor […]
