Didn’t know he was a Scientologist. What do you mean by reactionary? Saw Yuma this weekend. Refreshingly free of self awareness and ‘Myth of the West’ revisionism. Mostly just a straight up Western.
I hated the scene in "Crash" where the cops were undressing the black woman in front of her husband. It may have been good theater, but I don't see that as reality today. Not in L.A., at least.
I though "3:10 to Yuma" was a good story about redemption. Some of it was far-fetched, certainly, but overall, I liked where it went.