It's been a while since the golden age of Western movies, but a few recent successes suggest it could be back on the rise.
Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, of course filmed in New Zealand, and Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon have both been Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, and TV shows like Yellowstone and Westworld have millions of viewers worldwide.
Andrew Patrick Nelson is an historian of American cinema and culture. He's also the chief curator of the Museum of the West in Arizona.
Andrew Patrick Nelson is an historian of American cinema and culture. Photo: Supplied
