New Jerusalem is currently streaming on Mubi and Tubi

New Jerusalem (2011)92 minDramaRating 60/100

Between this and Kelly Reichardt’s Old Joy, Will Oldham was for a moment the face of male bonding in independent American cinema. In Rick Alverson’s empathetic film about the emotional aftereffects of serving in the war on terror, his amiably, comically persistent character hammers home tenderness.

Cast: Will Oldham, Colm O'Leary, Walter Scott, Roxanne Ferris, Courtney Bowles, Ryan O'Neill, Chris Dovi

Director: Rick Alverson