Movies, at their best, afford entrée into worlds, homes, and lives to which we’d otherwise have no immediate access. And The Rivals of Amziah King (August 14, in theaters) thrillingly offers such an invite.
The tale of a beekeeper whose colorful eccentricity, homespun artistry, and big-hearted compassion change the life of a woman he once knew, writer/director Andrew Patterson’s follow-up to his superb 2020 debut The Vast of Night is a backwoods fable of endless charm and poignant uplift, all revolving around a superlative Matthew McConaughey turn of magnetic, mandolin-plucking soul. As subtly sharp as it is sweet, it’s one of the year’s most enlivening standouts.
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