Tag Archives: Western

Review in Brief: Eddington (2025)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Sam S-P

Neo-Western EDDINGTON gives its audience the usual Ari Aster anxiety attack but pairs it with some biting satire about fake news and mob mentality and an unexpectedly action-packed final act. During Covid Lockdown, a sheriff in a New Mexico town … Continue reading →

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‘Blazing Saddles’ at 50 – Review

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Sam S-P

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‘Hell or High Water’ at 5 – Review

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: News of the World (2020)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Sam S-P

NEWS OF THE WORLD might feel slighter than Paul Greengrass’ very best work but it’s handsome and heartfelt and manages to sneak in some very relevant social commentary to the here-and-now. Tom Hanks plays a retired Army captain traveling the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: First Cow (2019/20)

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sam S-P

FIRST COW is one of those films that drops you into another time and every small detail adds to its palpable authenticity. Nobody films slow and beautiful stories like Kelly Reichardt. Cookie (John Magaro) is a man trying to get … Continue reading →

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True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) Review

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Sam S-P

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Review: No Country for Old Men (2007)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Sam S-P

The Coen Brothers are two of the most distinctively voiced American filmmakers working today. Nobody else creates bleak mediations on existence or bittersweet morality tales quite like them at the top of their game. Their only Best Picture Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Reviews: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Sam S-P

I thought I’d do something a little different for the Coen Brothers’ collection of Western shorts. Taken as a whole I enjoyed the piece, though I certainly thought this was a story selection with peaks and troughs, some sections which … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Hostiles (2017)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Sam S-P

I don’t think we’re ever going to see a Western that’s not bleak again; it just wouldn’t be taken seriously. We’ve had an influx of de-romanticised frowny-face examples of America’s Favourite Genre over the last few years (this is my … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Jane Got a Gun (2016)

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Sam S-P

JANE GOT A GUN is a boring movie. That’s not a comment on shootouts being few and far between – UNFORGIVEN and THE HOMESMAN took their time, but it got deep into what made their characters. Here we have Natalie … Continue reading →

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