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Jimi Hendrix-Style Cello Hybrid Defines Sicario: Day of the Soldado‘s Brooding Score

Icelandic musician Hildur Guðnadóttir was all over the first Sicario movie: She played the cello throughout the Oscar-nominated score written by her longtime collaborator Jóhann Jóhannsson. He died suddenly this winter. For the sequel Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Guðnadóttir scored the picture herself, but this time around, she cranked up the sense of menace ...

By Hugh Hart  |  July 5, 2018
First Reactions to Sicario: Day of the Soldado Tout Tense Thrills

“Superb”, “thrilling” and “wicked sense of tension” are all words being used to describe Sicario: Day of the Soldado. The first film in the trilogy was gripping from the opening scene. Now, the story continues and critics are hailing the film as a sequel worthy of the original. I vividly remember convincing my friends that they ...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 19, 2018
Josh Brolin Raises the Stakes in New Sicario: Day of the Soldado Clip

There are no rules here in this ruthless new clip from Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Josh Brolin’s character resorts to armed kidnapping to get what he wants, but everyone might not agree with his methods. Sony just released the short scene and the sequel to the 2015 crime thriller appears to be even bolder than ...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 1, 2018
New Sicario: Day of the Soldado Trailer Unleashes the Fire & Fury

It seems that these days, everything that screenwriter Taylor Sheridan touches turns to gold. The Sicario scribe, Oscar nominated for his work on Hell or High Water, returns to write the sequel, and judging from the new trailer, he hasn’t held back—on anything. Sicario: Day of the Soldado looks like the original on steroids. Sony ...

By The Credits  |  May 25, 2018
Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin go to war in new Sicario: Day of the Soldado Trailer

When Sicario was released in 2015, about the brutal battle against Mexico’s drug cartels, it instantly became one of the most compelling, riveting crime dramas of the century. Featuring an all-star lineup both in front and behind the camera, Sicario was both unflinching in its depiction of the ravages of the war on drugs on both sides ...

By The Credits  |  March 20, 2018