In The Pardoner’s Tale, three drunk scallywags stumble out of a pub in the middle of the Black Death. In their alcohol inspired brilliance, they decide to go looking for Death…
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There’s something a bit sad in seeing a grimy spaghetti western after Quentin Tarantino has already had his way with it. This is a film I would have liked to have…
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Forget 1980s action films, forget 300. Westerns are the genre that set the highest and hardest expectations for manhood. I hesitate to say they’re unrealistic ones, though, since these are all…
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Welcome back to Western Wednesdays! I apologize for losing sight of the trail last week — but let us be stern frontiersmen and women, and not dwell on past failings. This…
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One of my biggest misconceptions going into this feature was that Westerns never tackled the topic of racism. (You may call me a brainwashed and judgmental liberal if you like. I…
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The fun part of Western Wednesdays is discovering little gems like Rio Conchos that were lost in the shuffle of giants like John Wayne. Lacking any big stars or cult iconography…
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The Train Robbers has been sitting in my Netflix queue for ages, hoping every Tuesday night that I’ll finally pick it for a Western Wednesday. It may have stayed there forever…
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Once upon a time, Jack Nicholson was a screenwriter. He has six films to his credit, and I’m not entirely sure why he stopped. Perhaps it took too much time away…