My father was a military man who viewed John Wayne with skepticism, in part because of Wayne’s controversial decision not to serve in World War II but more particularly because he thought ...

The Searchers 4K is a wonderful release that is everything you could want for a classic movie being reissued. The John Wayne classic has never looked better for the film, which is still incredibly ...

Cynthia Ann Parker or, as she came to be known, Na’ura, was born in Illinois’s Crawford County sometime around 1827. Her father, Silas M. Parker, along with brother James, traveled west with their ...

Due to his popularity as the genre's leading star, many may wonder what John Wayne's all-time favorite Western actually was. With so many thought-provoking horse operas to choose from (and so many ...

“The Searchers” is set in the waning days of the 40-year struggle between Texans and Comanches – the longest war ever fought on American soil – and it unflinchingly depicts the terrible price that ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. During both, I was consumed by the landscapes—and, to be ...