Rebel Ridge

Jeremy Saulnier. If you don't know who that is, he is the writer and director of "Blue Ruin," "Green Room," and now "Rebel Ridge." If you haven't see "Blue Ruin" it is must-viewing if you appreciate action crime dramas. All of his films have fallen, so far, into this category and Saulnier has proven himself to be a master of them. "Blue Ruin" is such a phenomenal film, make sure to go watch it. Almost as good, "Rebel Ridge." What's it all about? It's basically "First Blood" but repackaged. Instead of Stallone, we have Aaron Pierre (who is black, so we get some racism thrown into the mix with cops) who is just trying to get his brother out of jail on bail. Instead of Brian Dennehy, we have Don Johnson as the corrupt sheriff. It's a formula that has been well tread so to do it well, to make it interesting, it's almost a miracle. Hallelujah! Jeremy Saulnier has performed a miracle! "Rebel Ridge" is one of the best action crime dramas of the year and everyone in it does a great job, including co-star, AnnaSophia Robb. James Cromwell even has a role as a corrupt judge. Throw on you flack jacket and catch this blast of fun now streaming on Netflix.