In recent years, a new kind of Western has been emerging, one that responds differently to the burgeoning, contemporary Wild Wests dotting the globe and challenges us to new perceptions about the Western genre and about our world. Nancy Keefe-Rhodes looks at The Proposition, Dust and "Deadwood".
Although seemingly polar opposites - one an existential, brooding French meditation, the other a hardboiled Hollywood sci-fi thriller - these two films make interesting conversation, once the ice is broken.
Often trashed for its cold and overly formal poise, Kubrick's movie inspires strong feeling both among its detractors and supporters. Read more to find out how our FilmSlashers interpret this beguiling and maddening epic.
