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Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) stars in and makes her feature film directorial debut in “Land.” And right away it’s clear she has a gift in front of...

Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) stars in and makes her feature film directorial debut in “Land.” And right away it’s clear she has a gift in front of...

While the story is thin on plot, the visuals are not. Nor is the impact on Wrights career.

The contrast between our protagonist’s lifelessness and the vitality of the natural world establishes Land as the familiar story of a white woman braving the elements to restore her spirit.

The wilderness survival thriller has long been a male-dominated subgenre, though in recent years, more female-fronted films have emerged, including Reese Witherspoon’s “Wild” and the Shailene Woodley-starring “Adrift.” In her

Posted February 13, 2021  |  By Matt Sulem Fancy lobster dinners, roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are all nice gifts, but one of the best ways to spend Valentine’s Day is curling up with the one you love to watch a romantic movie. Of course, not everyone enjoys sappy stories, so keep things light and fun by opting for a romantic comedy instead. This genre of film might get dismissed as being saturated with nothing but so-called “chick flicks,” but there are a...

The source of Edee’s anguish finally comes into full focus, but, like so much of "Land," is only meekly connected, forming a not so subtle caveat separated from the film’s core.

Wright is perfect as Edee, an interesting character, but its fair to say that when Demián Bichir appears he livens up the film considerably.

Robin Wright makes a solid if deceptively simple directorial debut in Land Michael OSullivan, The Washington Post Feb. 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3Robin Wright in "Land," her feature directorial debut.Daniel Power/Focus FeaturesShow MoreShow Less 2of3Robin Wright, left, and Demián Bichir in "Land."Daniel Power/Focus FeaturesShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The actress Robin Wright began dipping her toe into directing with several episodes of "House of Cards," the Netflix series in which she playe...

Robin Wright really went into the wild to shoot her new film Land – and needed a bear whisperer to keep her cast and crew members safe from the local creatures.