WILD ROSE (2019) Stream on Hulu. In the music-driven drama “Wild Rose,” a young woman seeks to trade Scottish pubs for Nashville honky tonks. The film tells the story of Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley), a budding Scottish country singer who, after finishing up a prison sentence, moves back in with her mother (played by Julie Walters), who has been looking after Rose-Lynn’s two children. “First and foremost, the movie, written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Tom Harper, is a superb showcase for Jessie Buckley,” Ben Kenigsberg wrote in his review for The Times. “Doing her own singing, Buckley is a rich, startling vocalist who if anything seems to under-excite the crowds she performs for.

Source: New York Times December 18, 2019 06:00 UTC