Arts 50 years ago, 'Blazing Saddles' broke wind — and box office expectations 2:00pm February 29, 2024 by Bob Mondello Mel Brooks' satirical Western got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit.
Arts Bass Reeves deserves better — 'Lawmen' doesn't do justice to the Black U.S. marshal 5:23pm November 05, 2023 by Eric Deggans As a Black TV critic who loves Westerns, Eric Deggans really wanted to like this show. But he found the first four episodes were focused on being a Modern Western Epic, at the expense of Reeves' story