Just when you thought the traditional Western was dead (Brokeback Mountain came close but was arguably more of a melodrama), along comes a film set in the dusty sun-parched landscape of Texas, where the men are strong willed, taciturn sorts, Continue reading The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
In 1963, Paul Newman was smack bang in the middle of a decade of classic filmmaking that included Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Widely regarded as Continue reading Hud
A ‘bleak Australian outback gothic western’ is the best I can describe this film. I’m sure a connoisseur of the genre could explain where Cave and Hillcoat’s vision differs from the traditional western, but to the average theatre goer it’s Continue reading The Proposition
Joss Whedon’s television show ‘Firefly’ lasted just one season before being ripped untimely from Fox’s womb – not before securing a legion of fans, however, further entranced by the imagination of the man who brought the world Buffy the Vampire Continue reading Serenity
Tommy Lee Jones hasn’t really done anything impressive since The Fugitive, has he? Sure, he still has a commanding presence, but all his performances simply seem to be recalling that peak in his career. Here at least Tommy’s appearing in Continue reading The Missing