Train Dreams (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Clint Bentley, written by Greg Kwedar, Denis Johnson and Clint Bentley and starring Joel Edgerton, William H. Macy, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, ...

I attended the 61st Chicago International Film Festival and saw an early screening of Train Dreams. Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are too many exciting upcoming 2025 movies, so I hadn’t heard ...

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Clint Bentley's film is an adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella, about the toll of progress and the people left behind. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on ...

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