Cowboy and Old West historian Michael Grauer rates 13 Wild West scenes in movies and television for realism. Michael Grauer debunks common tropes in Western films, such as the realism of quick-draw ...

The Western genre as people know it today owes everything to Sergio Leone's movies. Despite Leone's works being nearly half a ...

There's a reason why Western films are treasured across the globe. They depict a not-so-far-flung past full of adventure, lawlessness, violence, and intrigue. They demarcate archetypes of good and ...

William Smith is a freelance writer currently living in the Midwest with his wife and daughter, where he spends too much time watching movies and then writing about them. He doesn't read your hurtful ...

Throughout the years, the tropes of the Western genre have evolved and expanded into new territory while remaining true to the traditional elements of a riveting Wild West tale. While movie fans love ...