The Newton Boys
First screened in October 2025

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Director: Richard Linklater. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dwight Yoakam, Julianna Margulies, Charles Gunning, Chloe Webb, Gail Cronaeur, Bo Hopkins, David Jensen, Ken Farmer. Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Claude Stanush, and Clark Walker (based on the book by Claude Stanush).

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Photo © 1998 20th Century Fox

In Brief: Early signs of friskiness subside into standard conventions. Still a rare, merry tale of folksy outlaws who lived.

VOR: ②  Time-capsule value of Linklater sidling cautiously up to studios and of new-ish cast feeling out careers. Otherwise, only modestly distinctive.

Grade: B–

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