Judge Priest

An adaptation of Irvin S. Cobb’s comic character of the same name, Judge Priest is a thoroughly Southern and nostalgic look at post-Civil War Kentucky centered around Will Rogers’ titular character, based, assumedly, on a man Cobb knew in his youth. Much like Doctor Bull, this movie is largely carried by Rogers’ performance, an aw-shucks authority figure who holds his power lightly, happier to find an easy way through life than strictly applying the law at all costs. He’s a fun rock to build...