'Americana" Review: A Quirky Neo-Western That Feels Both Fresh and Derivative

Aug 12, 2025 - 23:06
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'Americana" Review: A Quirky Neo-Western That Feels Both Fresh and Derivative

Americana is a modern Western that manages to satisfy the blood-and-guns expectations of genre fans, while also turning an accusatory eye towards how Native Americans are viewed in contemporary (meaning white) society. First-time feature director Tony Tost, who served as showrunner for Season 2 of Peacock’s Poker Face, makes this larger point in a busy story filled with tasty characters and cross-connected plot lines, while his serio-comic script keeps the bullets — and the surprises — flying.

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