As a remake of the 1971 Pekinpah classic, Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs serves to expose layers of polarity deeply rooted within modern American culture. Newlyweds David Sumner (James Marsden) and Amy (the ...

“Straw Dogs” is an artful provocation — a meditation on masculinity and societal mores in the guise of an explosive thriller. While remaking Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 classic, writer-director ...

The setting has been moved from the British countryside to the swamps of Mississippi, and the lead actors got better looking, but Rod Lurie's "Straw Dogs" is essentially identical to the 1971 Sam ...

It felt great to review carefree “Yellow Submarine” last week — so many happy feels and embarrassing sing-along moments — so the question is: What happily-ever-after movie is next? The answer is ...

Director Rod Lurie’s remake of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah classic "Straw Dogs" has all the grit of the original, but none of its nuance. This go-around stars James Marsden ("X-Men") as a pacifistic ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook With the arrival of the 1970s came a nationwide re-evaluation of the ideal “viewing audience” in ...