Checking in on the Modern Western Rory Steabler January 4, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off Almost a decade ago, the 2008 Academy Awards saw an influx of Westerns. No Country for Old Men took the Best Picture statuette (among others), while nominations for sound and cinematography were dished out to...
Wind River – Review Tom Bond September 9, 2017 Reviews Taylor Sheridan has made his name as the writer of gritty, sincere action films like Sicario and Hell or High Water, and it’s fair to say he doesn’t change a winning formula with his directorial debut,...
Taylor Sheridan’s Tales of the Disenfranchised Kambole Campbell September 8, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Screenwriter and, as of recently, director Taylor Sheridan has carved out a niche for himself making tense crime sagas in various American landscapes, characterised by unflinching depictions of violence, razor...
Hell Or High Water – Cannes 2016 Review Nick Evan-Cook May 16, 2016 Reviews Despite the high watermark set by Starred Up, David Mackenzie betters himself once again with the immensely gratifying western Hell or High Water, a genre hybrid with a rich streak of melancholy but no...
