Great characters like Butch Cassidy, Harmonica, and Django have become synonymous not only with their movies but with Western cinema as a whole.

When it comes to Westerns, it's the characters who make or break the genre. A good Western hero is the type of figure you can get behind — a lawman, an outlaw, a bounty hunter, or a gunslinger who ...

Throughout the years, the tropes of the Western genre have evolved and expanded into new territory while remaining true to the traditional elements of a riveting Wild West tale. While movie fans love ...