Free State of Jones
STX Entertainment is looking to hopefully surprise its competition this weekend, with the new American war film inspired project, Free State Jones. The $50-million budgeted effort stars the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell and Brendan Gleeson and is based in the state of New Orleans. Newton Knight (McConaughey), a poor framer from Mississippi, is a medic for the Confederate Army. However, opposed to all of the beliefs for the collective he’s serving, Newton soon helps a refuge of a runaway slaves and small farmers in rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. After marrying a former enslaved woman, Mr. Knight establishes a mixed-race community that changes the course of history. So far, the film has been met with mixed reviews, but is generally receiving a favorable response from movie goers.