The Running Wild Blog

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   THE REVENGERS (1972) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars If you go into this expecting THE WILD BUNCH, of course it will disappoint. If you go in with lower expectations, it is an enjoyable, if...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on one new film that deserves to be singled out.   LONGLEGS (2024) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars As I walked out of the theater, I breathed a sigh of relief, not that I was out of the...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two films starring Jack Nicholson.   THE PLEDGE (2001) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I felt this film was overlooked at the time of its release and I still do, though some of its...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA CHAPTER 1 (2024) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars HORIZON CHAPTER 1 is exactly what I thought it would be: ambitious and flawed. There was no way, especially after the...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two films in the Sword & Sorcery genre.   SOLOMON KANE (2009) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Okay, this was surprisingly good. It seemed to come and go at the time of its release...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two new films, released during 2024.   HIT MAN (2024) Rated: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Ironically, HIT MAN works because of Glen Powell and it also doesn't work because of him. The...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on four films by one of my favorite directors, William Friedkin.   SORCERER (1977) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I was not as enamored with William Friedkin's SORCERER during this recent...

For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd.   THE LAST MANHUNT (2022) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars This new Western has gorgeous cinematography, pretty shots galore in its Joshua Tree location, but it's also hollow at the core. THE LAST...

My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three new films, released during 2024.   FURIOSA (2024) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars What's most surprising about the new Mad Max movie is that it's worth the price of admission...