@movienight-with-Josh-Barry“Unforgiven” (1992), directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, is both a Western and a critique of the Western myth. It tells the story of an aging killer, William Munny, dragged back into violence for money, only to discover that the past he thought he’d buried still defines him. The film’s restrained storytelling, spare but evocative music, and lean, almost ascetic production make it one of the key late‑20th‑century Westerns, and it became a major critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture.