Ora et Labora

Two stars for the New York imagery, zero for literally everything else.

Both the movie (and the book, albeit to a lesser degree) both want to treat the historical events as a sensational murder mystery that operates in this specific period of the 1920s tied to oil. The murders were part of a much larger process to strip indigenous peoples of land and resources, much of it not tied to events like a house blowing up. 

- Lily Gladstone deserves Best Actress
- Jason Isbell was a good kind of creepy and he would have honestly made a better Ernest than Leo. 
- Lithgow versus Fraser as dueling attorneys was excellent casting

The pop culture references feel a little forced at times and have a weird mix of trying to cater to kids and adults curious about the movie. But the animation style is excellent and the movie overall is better than any of the recent versions by a long stretch.