Forsaken stars Kiefer and Donald Sutherland as father and son in a new Western drama. That’s the hook, but there is way more to this western than anyone would expect, although the director, writer and impressive supporting cast should give you a hint that this is an exceptional film. The story, on the surface, seems deceptively simple and one any fan of westerns has seen a dozen times. The railroad is coming and a corrupt business man is using a bunch of thugs to force farmers to sell their land to him. But to leave the description there would be like saying High Noon was about a town’s law enforcement human resources problems.
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Movie Review: Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘The Revenant’ with Leonardo DiCaprio
Mysticism and grueling violence make strange bedfellows in Iñárritu’s well-crafted but ultimately empty wilderness journey.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: Interview with Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland, recently honored with a Trailblazer Award, addressed the Western genre and the opportunity to work with his father.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Hell on Wheels – The Complete Third Season’
'Hell on Wheels,' good for the first two years, improves in story structure and scope in its third season. The new Blu-ray release looks stunning, even if the extras are merely fluff.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Sweetwater’
Sweieetwater is an amazing take on a female heroine in a cross-genre "western" thriller.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Disney’s ‘The Lone Ranger’
The Lone Ranger will always go down as more of an oddity on everyone’s resume but is definitely worth checking out from the comfort of your own home.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Maddie’s Choice’ by Joyce Zeller
Romance often comes in the darkest of times to light of the shadows of your heart.
Read More »Book Review: Lakota Honor by Kat Flannery
Recommended for fans of historical and western romances.
Read More »Interview with Kat Flannery, Author of Lakota Honor
" I only saw myself as a historical western romance writer until I started this book."
Read More »Movie Review: Django Unchained
This stylish Western shows Quentin Tarantino at his best.
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