by Travis Mills | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Let’s Get Harry (1986) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This forgotten 80s action film is better than it has any right to be, especially with an Alan Smithee credit. According to what I’ve...
by Travis Mills | Nov 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Westerns and the overall filmmaking process. Click here to listen. Week 182: The Black Whip (1956) Charles Marquis Warren’s The Black Whip has...
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. The Catcher was a Spy (2018) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Moe Berg, the subject of The Catcher Was a Spy, is as much a mystery as the reason why this fascinating film did not get more attention. Even...
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Preview
Gun the Man Down is proof that Burt Kennedy’s scripts were not dependent on director Budd Boetticher to be successful. In the hands of Andrew V. McLaglen (not as consistent of a filmmaker), the power of Kennedy’s storytelling stays strong....
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Early John Wayne pictures can be a little indistinguishable from each other but Raoul Walsh’s The Big Trail is another story. His epic presentation of the journey out west may not have the sharpest screenplay but it is necessary viewing for any Western...
