First Cowbegins with a wide shot of a cargo ship languidly choogling across the frame.
But both have a way of circling tedium until it swerves, often profoundly, toward the sublime.
(Hes in charge of feeding them; hence the nickname).
First Cow John Magaro CR: Allyson Riggs/A24.Credit: Allyson Riggs/A24
In fact hes Chinese, an itinerant sailor and adventurer who calls himself King Lu (Orion Lee).
Its Cookies longing for anything better than another round of plain water biscuits that gives King Lu an idea.
What if they siphoned off just a little bit of milk?
Some itchy viewers probably (and understandably) won’t make it past the first 20 minutes.
