First Cow
2019, drama, western
122 minutes
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow –...
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10
2020-07-12
Long after its foreshadowed, grimly poetic conclusion, First Cow haunts like a Biblical parable. Read more
9.0
2020-12-27
Evoking the old Western style, this is subtle, intimate cinema devised with pinpoint accuracy, disarming minimalism and arthouse proneness. Read more
8.0
2020-07-16
When Kelly Reichardt tells a story, she breaks your heart. She does it slowly and quietly, but it’s broken nonetheless. Read more
5.0
2021-03-06
While her films often mine a vein of oily black humour, Reichardt doesn't exactly make giggle a minute comedies, and while the central concept forces a grin, laughs are all too scarce in First Cow's two hour plus running time. Read more
4.0
2020-02-22
In aesthetic and formal terms, this is a very unusual and audacious film. The problem is that it simply fails to captivate and moo-ve! Read more
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8.0
2020-11-10
Hoofdrolspelers John Magaro en Orion Lee kenden we al in bijrollen, maar nog niet als hoofdrolspelers. Nou, missie geslaagd hoor. Read more
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