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Film Review - Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Film Review - Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Kevin Costner's epic western doesn't work as a standalone film, but as a serial opener, it proves more absorbing than some critics claim

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Jul 04, 2024
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If you go to Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 with the understanding that it is the opening salvo in a four-part serial (Chapter 2 is out next month), then there is much to enjoy. Some critics have been sniffy — unfairly, in my view. Yes, this doesn’t work as a standalone film, but neither did The Lord of the…

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