The cowboy is one of the most popular Western tropes and one of the backbones of the genre, and there has been a grand variety of them over the years.

The western genre produces a shockingly small amount of sequels, but there are some classic Old West stories that were ripe ...

The Western film genre has plenty of subgenres under its belt. From classic Golden Age Westerns to internationally-produced spaghetti Westerns, these films offer their own distinct take on the age ...

Although there were Western films and shorts made before then, it’s often considered the first to establish the genre’s tropes and patterns. So what are these tropes?

I’ve taken quite a few courses on American cinema, which inevitably means I’ve spent a lot of time with the Western genre. From Buffalo Bill’s Wild West ...

The Searchers, High Noon, and Unforgiven are among the best Western movies that can truly be called masterpieces.

Another classic, High Noon, is often considered the best Western ever made. Released in 1952, Cooper plays Marshal Will Kane ...

James Wade's coming-of-age novel ’Narrow the Road‘ fits in a literary tradition known for stoic male protagonists and wild, ...