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“You ain’t getting no older than tomorrow”: a look at “One-Eyed Jacks”

One-Eyed Jacks
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Marlon Brando’s sole directorial credit is a messy but fascinating combination of Western and Freudian drama.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on March 30, 2021March 29, 2021

SXSW 2021 Narrative Spotlight: “Swan Song”, “The Drover’s Wife”

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Udo Kier gets a lovely late-career showcase, and Leah Purcell directs a brustling but unfocused feminist Western.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Witches cast a boring spell in “The Pale Door”

The Pale Door
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Aaron B. Koontz’s horror-western is a dusty, frightfully dull collection of cliches.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

In “Near Dark,” being a vampire really sucks

Near Dark
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Initially a box office flop, Kathryn Bigelow’s stylish horror-Western became an iconic cult classic.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 6, 2020November 4, 2020

“The Quick and the Dead” is fast on the draw & a ton of fun

The Quick and the Dead
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Sam Raimi and Sharon Stone’s quickdraw revenger is stylish and skillfully crafted.

Justin Harrison Posted on October 16, 2020October 15, 2020

P.S.H. I Love You: Avoid the trip to “Cold Mountain”

Cold Mountain
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Philip Seymour Hoffman does his level best to elevate Anthony Minghella’s Oscar-friendly Miramax Western, but even he can’t save it.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

“Can’t you see this horse loves me?”: “Silverado” at 35

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Lawrence Kasdan’s 1985 throwback Western is overstuffed, but 35 years later boasts loads of charm.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on July 10, 2020July 7, 2020

Rosalind Chao on the trailblazing Western “Thousand Pieces of Gold”

Rosalind Chao Thousand Pieces of Gold
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The veteran actress discusses her early turn in Nancy Kelly’s recently-restored feminist Western Thousand Pieces of Gold, and her career since.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

“Thousand Pieces of Gold” remains a layered tale of colonialism

Thousand Pieces of Gold
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Newly restored in 4K by Indiecollect and released by Kino Lorber, Nancy Kelly’s 1991 western softly explores racial and gender-based oppression in late-1800s America.

Michael Snydel Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

“The Quarry” Is a Dusty, Dull Western

The Quarry
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Scott Teems’s low-key thriller tries to drill through the cultural clashes of the American West, but it hits an emotional bedrock instead.

Sarah Gorr Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Savouring the Lean Thrills of “Tremors”

Tremors
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Thirty years on, the Kevin Bacon monster-Western remains a giddily effective creature feature.

Cian Tsang Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: A Whole New World

Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 Recap
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HBO’s robot-revolution series reinvents itself and throws Aaron Paul into the mix.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

Every Episode of “The Mandalorian”, Ranked

The Mandalorian
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From the first time we meet Baby Yoda to the final trek of the Razor Crest, we look back at the highs and lows of The Mandalorian’s first season.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One”

The Mandalorian, Chapter One
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Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019

Review: “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” Is a Killer Follow-Up

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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Vince Gilligan returns to the fate of Jesse Pinkman in a thrilling, meditative neo-Western epilogue made strictly for Breaking Bad devotees.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019

“The Hateful Eight” Gets One Thing Exactly Right

The Hateful Eight
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The otherwise-spotty Hateful Eight still contains one of Tarantino’s greatest sequences.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on July 30, 2019July 29, 2019

Quentin Tarantino Made a Bloody Antebellum Opus With “Django Unchained”

Django Unchained
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Quibbles about violence and the n-word aside, Quentin Tarantino’s slave-era blaxploitation film remains one of his most exciting works.

Rob Kojder Posted on July 28, 2019July 29, 2019

“Deadwood: The Movie” Lets HBO’s Epic Western Ride Into the Sunset

Deadwood: The Movie
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David Milch’s long-awaited conclusion to his dark Western series hugs fans like a warm blanket, but be careful – it might be covered in smallpox.

Sarah Gorr Posted on May 27, 2019August 10, 2020

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