The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 155 – Carson City
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 155: Carson City (1952) In comparison to Andre De Toth's other...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Batman, Thieves of the Wood, Martyrs, The Driller Killer, and Visions of Light
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. The Batman (2022) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars Am I the only viewer who felt as if the latest Batman played more like a limited series than a major motion picture? What I mean is the pacing, the...
BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
I continue to study the Western genre. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Western films. Listen here If I was sitting in a studio meeting in the 70s and the idea of making a prequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid came up, I would have cleared my...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Tommaso, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Trancers 5, Halloween III, The Pelican Brief and Hitchcock/Truffaut
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Tommaso (2019) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Abel Ferrara is making more interesting in his later years than he did before. True, I've only seen a handful of his earlier work but this film and Pasolini...
Announcement: Remake of Early John Wayne Western Begins Production Next Month
Exciting News! I have been hired to direct a remake of the early John Wayne Western BLUE STEEL. Pre-production has already started and filming takes place next month near Benson, Arizona. Please read ALL details below if you are interested in being involved. ...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 154 – The Bounty Hunter
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 154: The Bounty Hunter (1954) Is it possible that The Bounty Hunter has a...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Satanic Panic, Running on Empty, Lake Consequence, and Krull
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Satanic Panic (2019) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars I'm a big believer that however ridiculous the story of a film might be, the characters must feel real within the circumstances of the world created....
BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: Sunset (1988)
I continue to study the Western genre. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Western films. Listen here One could certainly argue that this is not a Western but considering that it features both Wyatt Earp and Tom Mix as its main characters, revolves...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 153 – Day of the Outlaw
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 153: Day of the Outlaw (1959) Though many consider this a great Western and...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Rifkin’s Festival, Trancers 4, Lost Soul, and the Will Rogers/John Ford Trilogy
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Rifkin's Festival (2022) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars The good news is that Woody's latest is a lot better than his previous release, the misguided and nearly unwatchable A Rainy Day in New York....
