![]() Directed by actor Ethan Hawke, with an ear for the tall tale and just enough grit to sand off the sentiment.ĭid you know there were urban cowboys in Philadelphia? I didn't until I watched this drama based on the Fletcher Street stables and the modern descendants of the city's 19th-century African American hostlers and horse drivers. Blaze who? An Austin, Texas, alt-country legend who was immortalized after his 1989 death in Lucinda Williams’ “Drunken Angel.” Rocker Ben Dickey plays the man like a big, sweet bear beset by demons, Alia Shawkat plays his long-suffering wife, and musician Charlie Sexton is terrific as Townes Van Zandt, Foley's friend in music and substance abuse. Blaze (2018)Ī gentle shaggy-dog music biopic about Blaze Foley. ![]() But never fear! After careful combing through the complete list, we've unearthed 21 hidden movie gems that might have flown below your radar … until now. ![]() To make matters harder for film fans, the good stuff is largely hidden behind the Netflix suggestions wall full of its own originals and popular TV shows. ![]() Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin in "Concrete Cowboy" (left) and Carey Mulligan in "The Dig."Įn español | Here's a dirty little secret Netflix doesn't want you to know: Its movie backlist may be vast (3,700 and counting), but it's not exactly full of gold-star cinema. ![]()
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