Watch: Dig Into The World Of 'Sicario' In 85-Minute Talk With Cinematographer Roger Deakins

If you haven’t gotten around to checking out Denis Villeneuve’s shattering “Sicario” yet, then you are really missing out one of the year’s best films. His last two pictures —the grim kidnapping drama “Prisoners” and his twisty “Enemy,” which tipped its hat to the body horror classics of fellow Canadian David Cronenberg— are nothing to sneeze at. Yet “Sicario” might be his finest outing to date: it’s a harrowing, impressionistic journey into a modern-day heart of darkness, and one of the year’s most visually striking films.

There’s a lot to admire about Villeneuve’s soul-sick morality tale, including first-rate performances from Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and a casually terrifying Benicio Del Toro, as well as a script that pulls the rug out from underneath the viewer at every conceivable opportunity without ever seeming contrived. But perhaps the film’s biggest asset comes from  renowned British cinematographer Roger Deakins, who lensed “Sicario” and gives...