The Western is one of the iconic genres of American cinema with numerous great examples and classic films. These movies tend to focus on action, offering heroic and exciting portrayals of the Old West ...

In “Old Henry,” Patsy Ponciroli has written and directed a western which contains all the mechanisms for strong storytelling — but never digs past the superficial realm of old genre tropes. Tim Blake ...

The "elevated Western" Old Henry stars Tim Blake Nelson as a farmer in the Oklahoma Territory whose past comes back to haunt his adversaries. When the movie "Old Henry" premiered at the Venice Film ...

This review of “Old Henry” was first posted on September 7, 2021 after the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The Western is a film genre that has exerted an irresistible pull over the ...

Tim Blake Nelson was asked what appealed to him about the opportunity to star in the film “Old Henry.” He said he has a funny story about that. “I was cooking for my family and the email came in late ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

The Western is a film genre that has exerted an irresistible pull over the decades to filmmakers interested in action and adventure. But it’s also uniquely suited to deliver an elegy or a lament for ...

A mediocre film might be excused somewhat by the merit of some ambition, but the problem with "Old Henry" is that there isn’t enough of that either. In “Old Henry,” Patsy Ponciroli has written and ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. The "elevated Western" Old Henry stars Tim ...