Directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner The "damsel" in question is Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), and she does not need to be saved. Though she's the titular character, Penelope doesn't enter the narrative until halfway into the movie, and her role is really to be the eye of the storm, the center around which all the … Continue reading Damsel (2018)
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True Grit (2010)
Directed by the Coen Brothers The 1969 film was a celebration of all things John Wayne while the Coen Brothers' adaptation of the same source material is much more broadly comedic, at least to a point. The Rooster Cogburn character here is played by a legendary actor in his own right, Jeff Bridges. He's somewhere … Continue reading True Grit (2010)
True Grit (1969)
Directed by Henry Hathaway John Wayne more or less plays John Wayne in True Grit. As Rooster Cogburn he is an old Marshall, drunk and lazy but quick with a gun and honorable to boot when the moment calls. Cogburn is the man young Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) turns to for help tracking down Tom Chaney, … Continue reading True Grit (1969)
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