It’s a familiar image that “Outlaw Johnny Black,” directed by Michael Jai White, intends to spoof, but the punchlines don’t quite land properly in this misguided Western parody.

Where to begin with “Outlaw Johnny Black”? The newest genre flick from martial-arts icon and director-writer Michael Jai White, the Western action-comedy has been touted as the spiritual ...

Clocking in at 136 minutes, “Outlaw Johnny Black” is replete with stretches where the passing of time and the shortage of full-throttle hilarity are keenly felt. There’s a welcome hint of ...

So, as much as Outlaw Johnny Black is a spiritual successor to Black Dynamite, White wants to make it clear that it’s really its own enterprise. “Traditionally, it would seem that one thing ...

Director-star Michael Jai White follows up 'Black Dynamite' with another wink-wink, nudge-nudge genre homage that, at 136 minutes, overplays its hand. White plays the title character, a notorious ...