It’s a new frontier in “Little Woods,” though not the bright one that JFK envisaged in his acceptance speech. The setting is North Dakota, up near the Canadian border. An oil boom has transformed the local economy, yet the Little Woods locals are hurting. “You got any oxy?” is the question of the day, and the night. This startlingly accomplished debut feature by Nia DaCosta has the eyes and ears of a documentary—the opioid crisis is everywhere, the nearest hospital is far away—but the heart of a drama, and a stirring one.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 18, 2019 20:23 UTC