There is a pleasantly peppery performance from a bewhiskered — and bewhiskyed — Bruce Dern in William Scoular’s “Northbound,” but its spice is lost to the coziness of an approach that sets a higher premium on amiability than originality.

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/northbound-review-bruce-dern-1236836684/)

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