Taking the man out of manifest destiny! Swift shot: Quite simply, this is 'Predator' meets 'The Missing'. At its core, Cowboys & Aliens is a formulaic Western with an extra-terrestrial threat that serves as the common evil that brings together all the other players. There is the quintessential bad boy with the rich daddy who gets locked up for mayhem, the … [Read more...] about Cowboys & Aliens
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Rango
Full of action and wit, Rango delights with western-movie nostalgia with a modern day twist. A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it. Written by John Logan Directed by Gore Verbinski The film opens with a mariachi band of owls as the narrators, … [Read more...] about Rango
True Grit
Justice finds all men, eventually. Click here for more images. Swift shot: "The Dude" is not "The Duke", but apart from a few scenes where Bridges invokes Billy Bob Thornton's "Karl", from Sling Blade - his performance as Cogburn is commendable. Neophyte Hailee Steinfeld owns the Mattie role and is going to be a star to watch, and you may just see her adorned with awards … [Read more...] about True Grit
Jonah Hex
Hex hears dead-people, and who gives a Horton? ***Need Megan Fox images? No!?! Well, screw you then, don't CLICK HERE*** The H-Bomb: There seems to be some kind of consensus that thus far this summer movie season has, for the most part, been dull, dreary, and lackluster. Sadly, the release of “Jonah Hex” is going to do very little to buck that trend. As a comic … [Read more...] about Jonah Hex
