western
Don’t Sleep on Tarantino’s Reimagined Four-Part Cut of The Hateful Eight
Jim Hemphill on the rhythms and pleasures of the new miniseries-style edit of the director’s 2015 epic which quietly dropped on Netflix.
Second Screen: The Son is the Godfather of TV Westerns
Talkhouse's TV columnist is swept up by AMC's expansive Pierce Brosnan-led family saga, which has just started its second season.
Alone in the Wilderness
Director Emma Tammi delves into the theme of isolation at the heart of her new film, The Wind, and her documentary about the 2016 Election.
The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo
Jim Hemphill on Maggie Greenwald's 1993 revisionist Western, a film that brilliantly and insightfully plays with the tropes of the genre.
Underrated/Overlooked: Jim Hemphill on The Duel
Jim Hemphill champions one of the most ambitious (and satisfying) movies of 2016, a wildly original Western that defies expectations at all turns.
Playing Cowboys and Indians in France and the Middle East
Shannon Plumb on Thomas Bidegain's Les Cowboys, which updates the Western for the post-9/11 world.
My Dinner with Michael
Jim Hemphill recalls a memorable impromptu encounter with one his idols, the reclusive Michael Cimino, who passed away on July 2.
Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
An appreciation of QT's latest that, naturally, has an overture, chapters and an intermission.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Hollywood’s Prejudice Against the Western
When I read that A Million Ways to Die in the West was underperforming at the box office, my heart sank. Not because I liked the film...
Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) on Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West
Seth MacFarlane is funny. He's also good-looking (I mean, the guy can wear a tuxedo). He's got a great speaking voice and he can sing as well.
