The Running Wild Blog

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on William Friedkin's final film, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL   THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL (2023) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars William Friedkin's last film could never equal one...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films in the "Sword & Sorcery" subgenre.   THE NEVERENDING STORY (1984) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars It's hard to believe that it has been more than twenty-five years since...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on David Fincher's latest film, THE KILLER.   THE KILLER (2023) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I keep reading in reviews and reactions online that THE KILLER is enjoyable but likely to be...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two collaborations between Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood.   COOGAN'S BLUFF (1968) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars I'd never seen this Siegel/Eastwood collaboration. It was their first...

I am finally back to reviewing Western movies, which I will share now and then along with my other thoughts on films. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. This week focuses on a Western documentary about Wyatt Earp, early cinema, and...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films by John Flynn.   LOCK UP (1989) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars I was surprised that this late-80s Stallone vehicle leans more into the drama than the action. Supported by...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films by Terry Gilliam.   THE FISHER KING (1991) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This is probably Terry Gilliam's best riff on the fantasy genre because it is most grounded in...

I am finally back to reviewing Western movies, which I will share now and then along with my other thoughts on films. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. This week focuses on a two Fatty Arbuckle / Buster Keaton silent "Westerns"....

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films set during WWII.   THE TRAIN (1964) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars John Frankenheimer's THE TRAIN was one of my late grandfather's favorite films. I regret that we never...