drama

Dead Souls

By Bobby LePire | February 2026

Writer-director-star Alex Cox adapts Nikolai Gogol’s novel into a mannered western with Dead Souls. Co-written by Gianni Garko, the story follows the…

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Writer-director-star Alex Cox adapts Nikolai Gogol's novel into a mannered western with Dead Souls. Co-written by Gianni Garko, the story follows the...

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