“the Lost City Of Z” Is A Throwback To Old-school Adventure Epics

Stephanie Merry, Denver Post: Movies
Fri, 04/21/2017 - 12:00am

Three stars. Rated PG-13. 141 minutes. The old-school adventure epic is something of an endangered species. We no longer see explorers on the big screen, venturing into uncharted terrain where foreign dangers lurk, even though those stories are cinematic. “The Lost City of Z,” which dramatizes Percy Fawcett’s adventures in South America, is a thrilling reminder of the genre’s potential.

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