
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Plays into Dangerous Borderland Tropes
Texan Taylor Sheridan created the 21st-century Western, but his attempts at political nuance are overshadowed by the failures of “Soldado.”
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Loren Lynch is the former interim publisher at the Texas Observer. Previously, she was at The Nation, where she fundraised and oversaw special revenue programs and events. She holds bachelor’s degrees in English and philosophy and a MA in international affairs with a focus on media and culture from The New School in New York City. When not talking about the importance of independent, investigative journalism, she writes about science fiction, TV, films, and comic books.
Texan Taylor Sheridan created the 21st-century Western, but his attempts at political nuance are overshadowed by the failures of “Soldado.”