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Tag: western

festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE POWER OF THE DOG plays TIFF 2021

Jane Campion turns her camera towards a male protagonist, and makes no bones about just how toxic he is.

Posted on September 11, 2021September 10, 2021
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE WIND plays TIFF 2018

A neo-western about why men need to listen more to the women around them, and just how haunted the land we inhabit truly is.

Posted on September 13, 2018September 16, 2018
reviews

THE REVENANT

An epic and unflinching reminder that revenge is only a temporary remedy.

Posted on January 10, 2016September 28, 2019
reviews

SLOW WEST

Anyone can set off on a journey, but it takes a certain sort of survivor to reach their destination.

Posted on June 14, 2015June 20, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

WESTERN plays Hot Docs 2015

The Ross Brothers deliver a huge documentary about two tiny towns.

Posted on April 26, 2015April 29, 2015
trailers

Time to get a Gun: THE SALVATION Trailer

The doctor is saddling up.

Posted on February 3, 2015February 8, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by STAGECOACH

In watching a classic western, I realize that it has actually shaped my whole appreciation for the genre.

Posted on October 28, 2014June 30, 2015
reviews

DJANGO UNCHAINED

Tarantino returns with another piece of revisionist history. Can lightning strike in the same place twice?

Posted on December 29, 2012January 4, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

The original epic tale of epic epicness…

Posted on November 27, 2012June 30, 2015
trailers

Ride Wit Me – DJANGO UNCHAINED Trailer

Yes Quentin, You have my attention…

Posted on June 13, 2012June 17, 2012
reviews

COWBOYS & ALIENS

Could the on-screen pairing of James Bond and Indiana Jones possibly deliver the joy of either franchise?

Posted on July 31, 2011September 28, 2014
reviews

MEEK’S CUTOFF

It’s crazy to think that there’s anything left to say in the western genre. After all, the style has been around since the very earliest … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2011August 7, 2013

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