Blending the sci-fi and western genres should be a surefire recipe for success. But Jon Favreau's 2011 attempt to create a sci-western hybrid died quicker than the genre itself. The director who ...

Daniel Craig stars in ’Cowboys & Aliens,’ a sci-fi western based on a graphic novel. Two big concepts. Two big stars. Seven credited writers. Too much hype. There’s no way “Cowboys & Aliens,” the ...