Many of the best Western thrillers keep audiences' attention with gritty narratives about revenge, sacrifices, hidden identities, and more.

Early on in the genre the plotlines, themes, and motifs were somewhat formulaic. But modern Westerns have reinvented or expanded on the usual tropes. Using thoughtful cinematography, stylistic ...

Our pick is The Sisters Brothers, a 2018 Western focusing on two gunslinging assassin brothers played by Joaquin Phoenix and ...