There are cowboys, there are aliens, and it’s a lot more entertaining than some reviews are suggesting. That more or less sums up this deeply silly film from Iron Man director Jon Favreau. In fairness, it’s easy to understand the snooty response. After all, Cowboys & Aliens is supposedly based on a joke that Steven … Continue reading
Rango could be seen cinematic penance for director Gore Verbinski, for his dreadful Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. In fact, it’s arguably his best film to date. To be fair, this animated tale of a lizard actor who poses as a gunfighter in a water starved Old West type town is probably too downright surreal … Continue reading
The rule of thumb with the Coen Brothers is that all their films are brilliant except The Ladykillers, which is merely a very good try at an impossible task. However, unlike that remake, where there was absolutely no room for improvement, the 1969 True Grit is a western that certainly could benefit from a makeover. … Continue reading
