Western
‘The Power of the Dog’ Review: A Stunningly Dynamic Take on the Western
A domineering rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
‘The Harder They Fall’ Review: An Electrifying Debut from Jeymes Samuel
An outlaw seeks revenge on a gang leader who killed his parents years before.
We Live 1001: The Great Train Robbery (1903)
A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
‘No Man’s Land’ Review: A Little Slice of Un-American Texas
Joseph Braverman reviews No Man's Land, a stirring Texan family drama, featuring Frank Grillo, Andie MacDowell, and George Lopez.
‘News of the World’ Review: America’s Dad Goes West
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a pl...
TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Concrete Cowboy’ Brings Pride To Urban Riders
The film is about a 15-year-old boy from Detroit who is sent to live with his estranged father in Philadelphia and learns about the local urban cowboys.
Review: Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ Heads West Toward Movie Gold
Aaron Neuwirth reviews First Cow, a frontier western about two outsiders and a milking cow from director Kelly Reichardt.
Review: The Nightingale Sings Brutal Ballad
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On th...
Review: ‘Buster Scruggs’ And Other Darkly Humorous Western Tales From The Coen Brothers
The prospect of seeing Joel and Ethan Coen take on an anthology film was an exciting one. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the title of the first of six short, unconnected films that make up this Annap...
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