September Dawn – 2006 – Christopher Cain

A story about the darker side of Mormanism, based on true events. The Mormans carry out a charm offensive against immigrants crossing through their land en route to California only to trick them and massacre them – including defenseless, women and children, and without motive. In this, as always, is hidden a love story. Brian Murray

Dead Man’s Cards – 2006 – James Marquand

Possibly the worst thing ever to come out of the north of England if you discount Pot Noodle or Jimmy Saville -Dead Man’s Cards is as charmless as a disused coal pit. It’s the story of two sort of morally upstanding door men pitted against delinquent door men. I choose the bubonic plague over re-watching this. JJ

The Tin Star – 1957 – Anthony Mann

To be a sheriff or not to be? This is the question in this near-perfect western. Anthony Perkins is the sheriff with Henry Fonda as his mentor in a town on the verge of collapsing into mob rule. But cutting a couple of sequences wouldn’t do any harm! Omid Nikfarjam

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – 2007 – Andrew Dominik

TAJJbtCRF (even abbreviated it’s a mouthfull) brings the eponymous cowboys together for a train heist. Beautiful cinematography and well acted, it tries hard not to be a typical Western; loaded with flowery narration and poetic visual sequences. Succeeds in leaving one feeling bored and emotionally detached from a potentially great story.
Cristina Pittelli