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Blick has assembled all the weathered, reliable elements for a compelling oater, and yet something gets lost along the trail.
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Tim Grierson, Chron, 7 Nov. 2022
Spaghetti Western classic A Fistful of Dollars, into 1995 Prohibition era oater Last Man Standing.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
Peele agrees with the idea that his film is a corrective to the typical Hollywood oater; Nope has the feel of a huge Western, the most American of genres, frequently loaded with subtext.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022
Lee’s career, though, has faded with the popularity of the cinematic oater.
—Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com, 29 June 2017
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Tim Grierson, Chron, 7 Nov. 2022
Spaghetti Western classic A Fistful of Dollars, into 1995 Prohibition era oater Last Man Standing.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
Peele agrees with the idea that his film is a corrective to the typical Hollywood oater; Nope has the feel of a huge Western, the most American of genres, frequently loaded with subtext.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022
Lee’s career, though, has faded with the popularity of the cinematic oater.
—Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com, 29 June 2017
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“Oater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oater. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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