The Running Wild Blog

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three movies directed by Larry Cohen, the master of tabloid cinema.   THE AMBULANCE (1990) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Larry Cohen's THE AMBULANCE is one whacky movie. It features a...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   THE SHOOTER (1997) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars   The 1990s is such an underrated decade for the Western genre. Even a cheap and cheesy film like THE SHOOTER (or DEADLY SHOOTER as it is...

You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on the new sci-fi thriller THE GORGE.   THE GORGE (2025) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars THE GORGE is a clever sci-fi thriller until it gets too complicated for its own good. The first half of Scott Derrickson's...

You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on the new horror film by Osgood Perkins, THE MONKEY.   THE MONKEY (2025) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars The first big disappointment of 2025, Osgood Perkins' THE MONKEY is not the follow up to LONGLEGS that I...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   JOE CRIST (2024) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars   I've mostly steered away from reviewing Westerns made by my peers but I heard so many good things about JOE CRIST that I added it to my list....

  For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   THE THICKET (2024) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars There's a lot to like about this new Western, especially the winter landscapes, the sets, and Peter Dinklage is quite good. Unfortunately,...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   A MAN CALLED HORSE (1970) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars This 70s Western hasn't aged well. It pales in comparison to films that would follow with the same subject matter, especially DANCES WITH...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three Film Noir classics I'd never seen before.   STRANGE FASCINATION (1952) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars My friend Gus mentioned Hugo Haas to be years ago but I never took the...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   GO WEST (1925) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars We recently screened Buster Keaton's GO WEST at our third annual Tombstone Film Festival. I programmed the film as a 100 year anniversary screening but...