Jan 25, 2026 4:00pm PT ‘Union County’ Review: Will Poulter and Noah Centineo Integrate Seamlessly With a Cast of Recovering Addicts in Low-Key Opioid Portrait Director Adam Meeks works with members of a rural Ohio recovery court to explore the sort of struggles everyday Americans face trying to break the grip of addiction. By Peter Debruge Plus Icon Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic askdebruge Latest ‘The Gallerist’ Review: Natalie Portman Plays a Desperate Miami Art Dealer Whose Latest Show Is About to Make a Killing 14 hours ago ‘Josephine’ Review: An 8-Year-Old Girl Grapples With Matters Beyond Her Understanding in Beth de Araújo’s Shattering Sundance Drama 1 day ago ‘I Want Your Sex’ Review: Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman Are Hot for One Another in Gregg Araki’s Unapologetically Randy Rom-Com 2 days ago See All Stefan Weinberger Adam Meeks studied film at NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, where one can imagine the true-to-his-roots filmmaker learning alongside eclectic classmates. Manhattan must have felt like a stark break from the reality of rural Ohio, where Meeks grew up, but instead of abandoning his upbringing, the way so many do after moving to the big city, the writer-director honors what he left behind — and especially those struggling with opioid epidemic back home — in his feature debut, “Union County.” The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.
