The Western looks set for new levels of brutality in gnarly new Netflix series American Primeval. Starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch, the series has been likened to Cormac McCarthy’s Blood ...

The Western genre is home to some of the most iconic movies in all of film history. In fact, the genre ruled the American cinematic landscape for decades in the mid-20th century, and though its output ...

The Western film genre has plenty of subgenres under its belt. From classic Golden Age Westerns to internationally-produced spaghetti Westerns, these films offer their own distinct take on the age-old ...

Ari Aster’s “Eddington” is here. The movie, which pits a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) against his mayor (Pedro Pascal), set during the early days of the global pandemic, is fierce and raw.

Preston Mota and Betty Gilpin in 'American Primeval' (2025) (Credit: Netflix via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a newsletter from the ...

The 1960 film The Magnificent Seven is one of the best known remakes, reimagining Akira Kurosawa’s beloved 1954 classic Seven ...

From lone gunslingers to brawls in desert saloons, Western films are a unique American staple. Though there are a few outliers in the genre (and on this list), Westerns are almost entirely defined by ...