By Allison Crist Hollywood gathered at the Directors Guild Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the premiere of Free State of Jones ... Civil War was a lot more grey than it seems — that ...

If you think a thick, juicy slab of Civil War history can’t be boiled down to 145 minutes of speechifying, stultifying cinema, then grab a seat at Free State of Jones. Like the worst civics ...

Matthew McConaughey seethes with righteous fury in “Free State of Jones,” a tale based on an intriguing, little-known chapter of Civil War history that, despite impeccable intentions ...

Matthew McConaughey seethes with righteous fury in “Free State of Jones,” a tale based on an intriguing, little-known chapter of Civil War history that, despite impeccable intentions ...

By Todd McCarthy A compelling and little-known story of the Civil War period is studiously reduced to a dry and cautious history lesson in Free State of Jones. As if afraid to offend anyone or put ...

Watch a film clip from "Free State of Jones," starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Mahershala Ali. Photo: STX Productions Knight, a farmer from Jones County, Miss., earned his place ...

Newton Knight, the real-life figure behind Matthew McConaughey's Civil War drama "The Free State of Jones," is an undeniably controversial fellow. So it stands to reason that the movie about him ...

The story of Newt Knight, the militia he formed, and repercussions felt long after the War An MPB original documentary, “Mississippi’s Free State of Jones” is the story of Jones County’s ...

Far be it from me to read political meanings into a Civil War movie, but “Free State of Jones” is enticingly difficult to chart. It’s anti-war, anti-plutocracy and anti-racist, but it’s ...

Behind the historic events that inspired Matthew McConaughey's new movie, Free State of Jones Free State of Jones brings to life one of the Civil War’s most extraordinary and counterintuitive ...

Set during the Civil War, "Free State of Jones" tells the story of defiant Southern farmer Newt Knight and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other ...

Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star in “Free State of Jones.” | STX Entertainment Share For all of its gut-wrenching drama, powerful acting and stunning depictions of unspeakable ...