Let Him Go

In the wake of their son’s death, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret leave their Montana ranch to rescue their grandson from the clutches of the menacing Dancigers in the Dakotas. Thomas Bezucha’s cold, stark adaptation of Larry Watson’s novel unspools with a grim, relentless pace, its icy plains and harsh winter mirroring the Blackledges’ emotional desolation. Sam Rockwell and Diane Lane bring a weary, lived-in authenticity to the grieving couple, while Kyle Chandler and Willem Dafoe cut chilling, unpredictable figures as the antagonists, their performances anchoring a tale of rural desperation and familial resolve.