Winona is the Best Jo and Other ‘Little Women’ Opinions
Four reasons to savor this cinematic gem like a handful of confiscated limes.
Kami Kostelny’s Coming of Age—on VHS
Kami Kostelny, aka @magicghostbaby on Instagram, spotlights her favorite coming-of-age titles from her VHS collection.
Top 10 Coming of Age Movies
Growing up is hard. Whether that happens in school, city streets, or the savannah, our Top 10 Coming of Age movies show just how universal yet deeply personal that experience is.
Interview: Author Glenn Frankel on Westerns, John Wayne vs Gary Cooper, and ‘Midnight Cowboy’
12+1 questions about The Searchers, the artistry of High Noon, his literary-cinematic universe, John Wayne vs Gary Cooper, Billy Wilder, and more!
The Greatest Westerns According to Our Dads
There’s arguably no genre more beloved by dads than westerns, so we gave our own dads a chance to praise their own favorite of the Wild West.
7 Underrated Westerns from the Last Decade
A few lesser-known titles from the past decade that are well worth seeing.
4 Things A Cowboy Needs and the Westerns That Provide Them
I’ve loved westerns since I was kid, but it wasn’t until I got older and saw more of the world when I found ways to identify with the cowboy experience and how it informed my real life.
A Gal ‘Gunslinger’? Oh My Stars and Garters…
A harbinger of Le Borg’s The Dalton Girls, Roger Corman’s Gunslinger clouds the commonly rigid gendered rules of westerns.
David Quinn on the Beauty and Darkness of the ‘One-Eyed Jacks’ Score
The Illinois country/blues singer-songwriter David Quinn on his favorite western score.
The Best Modern Western is ‘Star Wars’
As a fan of westerns, I enjoy watching how they have influenced and combined with other genres. But there’s one modern sci-fi western that remains 12 parsecs ahead of the rest.
Insults Dished Out by Hailee Steinfeld in ‘True Grit’, Ranked
#1 rule of the Wild West: don’t mess with Mattie Ross.
An Old Fashioned Standoff: Three Cocktails Inspired by ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’
Bassel Shihab of the @cinemixologist Instagram account showcases his recipe inspired by the classic spaghetti western.
Top 10 Westerns
From the low desert to the high plains, our Top 10 Westerns represent our favorites in the swellest genre this side of the Mississippi. Giddy up!
‘Greta F—ing Gerwig’ and Other Takeaways from ‘Barbie’
As Barbie continues to dominate the box office and the cultural zeitgeist, we break down exactly why we love it so much.
Interview: Podcaster/Author Josh Larsen on Horror, Christianity, and Filmspotting
12+1 questions about selling Hereditary to Christians, unsung horror heroes, the longevity of Filmspotting, go-to theater snacks, and more.
Why ‘White Water Summer’ Got Lost in the Woods
Huddled between coming-of-age melodrama, vacation fun, and back-country suspense, it’s not difficult to identify why White Water Summer struggled to find its core audience.