The Texanist
February 10, 2019
The Texanist: What Are the Ten Best Texas Movies?
A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.
No Country for Old Men
The Culture
May 29, 2014
The Rise of Texas Noir?
Two films based here borrow elements of country noir and could be invigorating the genre exemplified in another Texas-set film: "Blood Simple."
Feature
January 21, 2013
No Country for Bad Movies
Once and for all: What are the ten best Texas films of all time?
The Culture
January 19, 2012
Cormac McCarthy Pens First Major Original Script
The Counselor has already been optioned by the same producing team that adapted McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road.
Feature
May 31, 2011
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Director: Joel and Ethan CoenPlot: Man finds briefcase full of drug money. Is pursued by maniac killer.Excerpts from our roundtable discussion:BLOOM: I’ve seen so many scary movies that there are very few movies that can scare me. No Country scared the crap out of me.RAPP: What’s the scariest
Books
August 1, 2005
All the Pretty Corpses
Cormac McCarthy’s latest is bloody good.