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Throughout his career, Fairbanks scrubbed his scripts of racist elements. The Half-Breed is a rare example when racism is foregrounded as a theme.
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Sibling directors Elan and Jonathan Bogarin deliver vastly different stories about the power of the past.
29 Jan 2018
All Growed Up: 'The Kentuckian' and the Myth of Freedom
In this tale of the formation of Texas, a roof over one's head is antithetical to freedom.
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The Characters in 'The Salvation' Are Easy to Care About but Terrifying to Watch
Mixing the classic themes of the American western with splashes of modernity makes for a attention-grabbing tale of salvation.
12 Aug 2015
The Gibson Brothers: Brotherhood
Eric and Leigh Gibson continue to innovate with a collection of bluegrass covers dedicated to fellow bands of brothers.
20 Apr 2015
Erik Deutsch: Outlaw Jazz
The New York keyboard extraordinaire reasserts himself to the top of the heap with the uncanny fusion of country and jazz.
12 Mar 2015
'For a Few Dollars More' Is a Rare Sequel That Is Superior to the Classic It Follows
The archetype of the spaghetti western finds its truest expression in this essential film from Sergio Leone.
12 Mar 2015
B-Film as Theory: 'The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind'
Two blasts of existentialist disquiet and hallucination from the stable of Roger Corman, these two Westerns launched the career of a major alternative filmmaker in Monte Hellman.
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This Young 'Billy the Kid' Ain't Nothin' Like the Man He Would (Briefly) Become
In a new look at the legendary outlaw, Christopher Bowman plays a teenage Billy the Kid whose fate is shaped by violence in the small New Mexico town where he lives with his mother.
03 Sep 2013
Everybody Was Right About ‘Heaven’s Gate’
There is arguably no more true complexity of thought to Michael Cimino’s script than there is to Lawrence Kasdan’s for Raiders of the Lost Ark.
02 Jan 2013
Patrick deWitt's 'The Sisters Brothers' Is a Rip-Roaring, Engrossing Read
If you’re looking for a crackling good yarn that elevates itself over simple genre trappings, you should look no further than The Sisters Brothers.
22 Mar 2012
Billy Joel: Piano Man (The Legacy Edition)
Columbia reissues the album that launched Billy Joel's career into the stratosphere 38 years ago, along with an intimate live radio set that fills in some of the blanks.
12 Jan 2012
Quentin Tarantino's Cinematic Reality
Quentin Tarantino is reliving his childhood cinema experiences, reinterpreting fractured moments of memory. Going to the movies is about an escape from our world, a mirror world at once familiar yet different.
09 Aug 2011
The Line Between Hero and Villain is Blurred in 'Justified: The Complete First Season'
Justified has the thrilling shootouts, but its success owes more to a rare attribute in action television: charm.
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The Plots of Streets of Laredo and Dead Man's Walk Are Prone to Wandering Off Into the Frontier
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