Depression-era bootlegging draws the attention of
director John Hillcoat and musician/screenwriter Nick Cave, who last
worked together of The Proposition.
The visions are as fresh as the day they
entered my impressionable head. As a child weaned at the entertaining
teat of 1980s blockbusters like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future, I have a soft spot in my movie-snob heart for a good summer popcorn movie.