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Rust: Decent Western Distinguished, Ironically, By Magnificent Cinematography

Rust: Decent Western Distinguished, Ironically, By Magnificent Cinematography

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekMay 8, 2025Rust, Western, Joel Souza, Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Josh Hopkins, Patrick Scott McDermott, Frances Fisher, Travis Fimmel, Drama, ControversyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Rust Co-Stars Discuss the Notorious Film and the Positives that Prevail

Original-Cin Q&A: Rust Co-Stars Discuss the Notorious Film and the Positives that Prevail

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMay 5, 2025Rust, Joel Souza, Alec Baldwin, Patrick Scott McDermott, Josh Hopkins, Halyna Hutchins, Western, Drama, ControversialComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Quick Hits from Dead for a Dollar's Dafoe, Bratt, Waltz, Burke and Walter Hill

Original-Cin Q&A: Quick Hits from Dead for a Dollar's Dafoe, Bratt, Waltz, Burke and Walter Hill

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekSeptember 29, 2022Dead for a Dollar, Walter Hill, Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke, Benjamin Bratt, Western, Drama, Period pieceComment

Dead for a Dollar: Walter Hill’s Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled Western

Dead for a Dollar: Walter Hill’s Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled Western

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 29, 2022Dead for a Dollar, Walter Hill, Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke, Benjamin Bratt, Luis Chavez, Hamish Linklater, Western, Drama, Period piece Comment

The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece

The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece

By Linda Barnard

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 15, 2021The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, TIFF 2021, Western, drama, Kodi Smit-McPheeComment

News of the World: Poignant Tom Hanks Western an Astute Mirror of Current Times

News of the World: Poignant Tom Hanks Western an Astute Mirror of Current Times

By Liam Lacey

Review, PreviewJim SlotekDecember 21, 2020News of the World, Tom Hanks, Paul Greengrass, Helena Zengel, Western, Elizabeth Marvel, adaptation, Paulette JilesComment

Bacurau: Oddball Brazilian Western Gorefest Spins Heads, Supports Local Theatres

By Liam Lacey

Review, PreviewApril 6, 2020Bacurau, Kleber Mendonca Filho, Juliano Dornelles, TIFF 2019, Cannes, Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Barbara Colen, Brazilian, Western, Sci-fi, PortugueseComment

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts: Rape-Revenge Fable Hits Feminist Bullseye

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJune 29, 2018Mouly Surya, Western, Feminist, Rape, Revenge, Cannes, TIFF 2017

The Rider: Art Imitates Life Imitating Art in Brilliant, Luminous New Drama

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 29, 2018Western, fact-based drama, TIFF 2017, Sundance