In 2017, when the  best picture nominations were announced, most of the raised eyebrows were over who and what wasn’t there: no Martin Scorsese and Silence, no Tom Ford and Nocturnal Animals (both of which had been heavily tipped) – and no Deadpool either, which the Marvel devotees had been hoping for. On the upside, the David Mackenzie-directed Hell or High Water had made the list instead.

This Friday, the film comes to Talkies Bowes and Bounds
 
David Mackenzie’s cops and robbers thriller is a throwback to a golden age of Hollywood that reflects smartly on the current plight of post-industrial America. Chris Pine and Ben Foster are bank-robbing brothers pursued by Jeff Bridges’ Texas ranger in a heavyweight, cynical thriller from Starred Up director David Mackenzie