The Running Wild Blog

  I only barely met my goal this year to read one book a month, at least twelve. It wasn't an ambitious goal and I just finished the 13th book I picked up during 2024. Perhaps this coming year, I'll double that number. Here's a bit about some of what I read. A...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films from 2024 as I catch up on this year's releases.   THE PROMISED LAND (2024) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars THE PROMISED LAND is the only great movie I've seen so far this...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   BUTCHER'S CROSSING (2022) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars   It puzzled me when BUTCHER'S CROSSING premiered at festivals to high praise from critics and then nearly disappeared, getting barely...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films shot by Maxime Alexandre who I recently worked with on my new film FRONTIER CRUCIBLE.   NEVER LET GO (2024) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Why this film didn't do better at...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   ADIOS GRINGO (1965) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This is the only other Western movie adapted from a novel by Harry Whittington besides FRONTIER CRUCIBLE, the one I'm currently directing from...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This is the one of Sergio's "Dollar Trilogy" that I've seen the least of, watching it only once decades ago when I was a teenager. So I...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   THE DEAD DON'T HURT (2024) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Viggo Mortensen's new Western is his second after the incredible APPALOOSA, or his third if you count HIDALGO or is fourth/fifth if you...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND (1966) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Of Monte Hellman's three Westerns, I feel RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND is his best effort in the genre. My second viewing the other night...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on four new crime films, released during 2024.   REBEL RIDGE (2024) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars I'm an outlier here but I did not find REBEL RIDGE to be one of Jeremy Saulnier's...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films directed by Rob Zombie.   THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars What amazes me about Rob Zombie's second film in the trilogy is that it defies having a...