New Zealand director Andrew Dominik’s take on one of the most famous legends of the west is a stunning, haunting and poetic take on one of the renowned myths of the era. Brad Pitt has rarely been better than he is here as the leader of the James gang, but it is Casey Affleck’s career making portrayal of the titular coward that is most memorable. Lingering looks, underlying homoeroticism, admiration bordering on obsession, it is a magnificent, tragic performance that…

Ambiguity can be a taboo word in cinema. A word that can scare off viewers. A word that frustrates audiences who want their movies to have a clear plot structure with a definitive ending. And a word that has recently seen a backlash from certain critics, accusing filmmakers from using ambiguity as a cop-out for their films having a non-ending. If you fall into any of the above, you may find this Sundance winning picture, from first time director Sean…