Westerns

Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 175 (Interview with Thomas Jane)

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Bob Ward returns for Episode 175 of the Cinephellas Podcast to sit down with legendary actor Thomas Jane and talk about his new western, Frontier Crucible. The two dive into baseball, Jane’s career, the western genre, and plenty more. Frontier Crucible rides into a limited theatrical release and hits digital platforms on December 5, 2025.

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“A former soldier with a tragic past is thrown into an uneasy alliance with three outlaws, a beautiful woman, and her injured husband, to battle the harsh elements and hostiles in a desperate bid for survival in the Arizona of the 1870s.”

Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 125 (Interview with Justin Lee)

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On this episode of the Cinephellas Podcast , Bob Ward interviews the writer/director Justin Lee about his new film Apache Junction. They also discuss his love of westerns, Resident Evil, growing up on horror films, and more. Apache Junction hits theaters, VOD, and Digital today!

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“Apache Junction is an Old West outpost of lawlessness, a haven for thieves and cold-blooded killers. When big-city reporter Annabelle Angel arrives in town and becomes a target, notorious gunslinger Jericho Ford comes to her aid. Now, Annabelle must entrust her future to a man with a deadly past as Jericho heads toward a tense showdown.”

Review – Hostiles (2017)

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By Henry Hill

Sometimes when you haven’t seen an actor or actress in a film for a few years, they slip into the back of your mind, and it isn’t until you see the trailer for their next movie that you are reminded just how great they are at their craft. That was the case when I saw the trailer for Hostiles with Christian Bale starring. Ten years ago, Bale and Russell Crowe were in a terrific remake of the 1957 western, 3:10 to Yuma. The trailer for Hostiles hinted that we were in for another great western with Bale, and after seeing the film, I can say that it is a great western.

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Review – The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2018)

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by Old King Clancy

While the Western Genre will never see the likes of Sergio Leone or John Ford again, there have been enough great modern Westerns to satisfy the fans, from critically acclaimed pieces like The Revenant and The Assassination of Jesse James to more genre focused flicks such as Bone Tomahawk and 3:10 To Yuma. The Ballad Of Lefty Brown fits more into the latter – there’s definitely an appreciation for the genre and for those more familiar with Westerns a strong execution keeps some of the more familiar elements from feeling stale.

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