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Saturday, March 6, 2021

Winter's Bone


WINTER'S BONE - Official US Theatrical Trailer in HD
RoadsideFlix

We saw this once before, but it's a good story and well told, so watching it was just as good the second time. Plus it's been a long time since we saw the first time, so a lot of it was like brand new.

A high school girl with two younger siblings needs to locate her missing, meth-cooking father. He has a court date coming up soon and if he doesn't show, the gummint is going to take their house. Dad burn gummint anyhoo. It has a fairy tale ending so you can walk away thinking things are going to be alright, but you know in real life there are any number of people who are getting raked over the coals through no fault of their own. Sure, there are any number of people who have done some very stupid things and got their just desserts. Do not let yourself be distracted by the fairy tales or the bums. Focus on those who can and will make use of some help.

Set in Missouri, we get up close and personal look at what being rural poor is like. This is a fine example of what free trade and automation are doing to the heart of this country.

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