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THE POWER OF THE DOG plays TIFF 2021

September 11, 2021

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

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THE WIND plays TIFF 2018

September 13, 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.

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reviews 3.5 stars, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, domhnall gleeson, drama, leonardo dicaprio, lukas haas, reviews, the revenant, tom hardy, western, will poulter

THE REVENANT

January 10, 2016

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

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reviews 3 stars, ben mendelsohn, caren pistorius, john maclane, kodi smit-mcphee, michael fassbender, reviews, rory mccann, western

SLOW WEST

June 14, 2015

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

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WESTERN plays Hot Docs 2015

April 26, 2015

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

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Time to get a Gun: THE SALVATION Trailer

February 3, 2015

The doctor is saddling up.

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Blindsided by STAGECOACH

October 28, 2014

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

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