The Straight Story review – David Lynch’s 1999 midwest heartwarmer is an outlier well worth the trip

The true story of Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) driving 200 miles on a rider-mower to visit his ailing brother (Harry Dean Stanton) has a directness and empathyHere is David Lynch’s fascinating and touching outlier movie from 1999, a gentle story told straight, without the...