Isla Morley's "The Last Blue," the movie

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Picture James Franco and John Krasinksi in the roles of two documentarians on assignment to an Appalachian outpost during the Depression, the former a gifted writer tired of being on the government’s dime and the latter a photographer whose career is flailing. This will be a departure for Krasinksi from the Jack Ryan brand, but does he really want to be typecast as an action hero when there’s so much depth and unmined potential? Stay with me, now. Soon after arriving in Chance, Kentucky, these two friends hear outlandish rumors about a secretive family quarantined in Spooklight Holler, and instead of heeding warnings to steer clear, they head into the wilderness in search of a scoop. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Tulip Fever) is perfect in both appearance and skill to be cast as Jubilee Buford, a woman forced to...[read on]

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