Tag Archives: Westerns

DVD review | Cowboys & Aliens – James Bond & Indiana Jones take on outer space critters

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Jason Best

Daniel Craig is the rugged gunslinger with an extraterrestrial secret and Harrison Ford the ruthless cattle baron who’s his worst nightmare, but not for long, in an outlandish Western/sci-fi mash-up which does exactly what it says on the tin: pits … Continue reading →

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Film review | Cowboys & Aliens

Posted on 17 August 2011 by Jason Best

An outlandish mash-up of Western and sci-fi genres, Cowboys & Aliens does exactly what it says on the tin – pitches cowboys against aliens for the weirdest frontier showdown you’ve ever seen. Iron Man director Jon Favreau’s film starts off … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Meek’s Cutoff – “A woman’s gotta do…” Michelle Williams & co hit the Oregon trail

Posted on 8 August 2011 by Jason Best

Michelle Williams, Zoe Kazan and Shirley Henderson remind us that cowboys didn’t have the Wild West entirely to themselves with Meek’s Cutoff, a rare Western with a female slant. They play a trio of doughty pioneer women whose mettle is … Continue reading →

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“A woman’s gotta do…” Feminist Western Meek’s Cutoff screens in the Birds Eye View Film Festival

Posted on 9 March 2011 by Jason Best

Hailee Steinfeld’s feisty performance in True Grit has just reminded us that the Wild West shouldn’t be seen as an exclusively male preserve. So it’s fitting that the Birds Eye View Film Festival, great champion of women filmmakers, should be … Continue reading →

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