Tag: Western

REVIEW: Yellowstone – Season 4, Episode 7 “Keep the Wolves Close”

With only three episodes left until the finale, Yellowstone season four has been moving at a much slower pace than its previous seasons, much to the chagrin of a lot of its dedicated fanbase. But it’s all about to pay off. One by one, the loose plot threads that have been dangling separately o...

REVIEW: Cry Macho (2021)

Cry Macho would make for a good double feature with The Grey. It’s a movie about masculinity, but not in the way you’d expect, especially with Clint Eastwood as its star. It isn’t about grit, survival, and facing your mortality like Joe Carnahan’s film, but about maturity, kindness, caring f...

Cry Macho Trailer Swaggers Online

Stock up on your grit and whiskey because Clint Eastwood is coming back to theaters. Today, Warner Bros. released a trailer for Cry Macho, Eastwood’s next film as both director and star. Based on the novel by N. Richard Nash, Cry Macho features Eastwood as an out-to-pasture rodeo star who agrees t...

REVIEW: Rango (2011)

Like many people, I have a “to watch” list that constantly gets longer and rarely sees any progress. The pandemic and my new work situation have allowed me to watch a lot more of this stuff than usual, for both good and bad. Rango is a movie that I saw just once when it was …

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REVIEW: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

I’ve always wondered why people don’t often discuss DreamWorks Animation’s hand-drawn animated films. Maybe it’s because the studio itself so rarely promotes them, or perhaps they got swept up in all the other traditionally animated movies of the day. Aside from The Prince of Egypt, all ...

REVIEW: News of the World (2020)

I have a strange relationship with the Western genre. The Western had its day in the sun long before I was born. Even later favorites like Unforgiven and Silverado were slightly before my time. I haven’t seen many Westerns, and the ones I have are the obvious choices like The Magnificent Seven...