James RutherfordSep 4'Hell or High Water': A Tense Dance of Brotherhood and Desperation Under the Harsh Texan Sun"Hell or High Water" (2016) is a riveting neo-Western crime drama about two brothers' desperate scheme to save their family ranch.
James RutherfordMar 26'Bacurau': An Exhilarating Neo Western-Thriller About a Rural Brazilian Village Under SiegeBacurau (2019) is an exhilarating and deeply resonant neo western-thriller from Brazil about a near-future village in the state of...
James RutherfordAug 1, 2022'Hostiles': A Starkly Compelling Neo-Western Tale of Brutality, Injustice and ConciliationHostiles (2017) is a vivid and riveting neo-western starring Christian Bale as Joseph Blocker, a U.S. Army captain forced to escort...
James RutherfordApr 11, 2022'The Power of the Dog': An Exquisitely-Crafted Psychological Drama Set in the American WestThe Power of the Dog (2021) is an exquisitely-crafted Western drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons as Phil and George...
James RutherfordAug 23, 2021'Slow West': An Offbeat Western About a Mismatched Duo Trekking Across The American WestSlow West (2015) is an offbeat Western film starring Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jay Cavendish, a young Scotsman trekking across 19th century...
James RutherfordNov 30, 2019'No Country For Old Men': A Visceral and Deeply Humanistic Neo-Western from the Coen BrothersNo Country For Old Men (2007) is a bold and gritty neo-western set in 1980 and starring Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss, a West Texas man...
James RutherfordNov 18, 2019‘Dead Man’: A Surrealistic Western Odyssey from the Venerable Jim Jarmusch“Dead Man” (1995) is a surrealistic and absorbing 19th Century western starring Johnny Depp as William Blake, an accountant who sets out...
James RutherfordAug 19, 2019'The Assassination of Jesse James': A Superbly Stylish Retelling of the Infamous Outlaw's Final Days“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007) is a highly stylized revisionist western that follows the burgeoning...
James RutherfordJul 21, 2018‘The Proposition’: A Brutal and Visionary Western from 1880's-Era Australia“The Proposition” is an Australian western set during the 1880’s and starring Guy Pearce as Charlie Burns, an outlaw member of the notorious