The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Pledge and Blood & Wine
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 207 – HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA CHAPTER 1
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Solomon Kane and Deathstalker
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Hit Man and In a Violent Nature
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Sorcerer, Cruising, Deal of the Century, and Jade
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 206 – The Last Manhunt (2022)
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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Furiosa, Arcadian, and Spaceman
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...
THE WILD YEARS: Man / Woman / Motel Room
THE WILD YEARS: MAN / WOMAN / MOTEL ROOM “Give me a script. Any script. I don’t even need to like it.” And I really didn’t care if I liked it. “I need to make a movie again.” And I really needed to. That’s what I told Gus in 2010. I was nearly two years out of...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Breaking Point
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three screen adaptations of Ernest Hemingway's work. As I prepare to make my own, HEMINGWAY'S THE KILLERS, I am studying some other adaptations of the famous author's short stories...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 205 – Joe Kidd (1972)
For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. JOE KIDD (1972) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars I haven't seen JOE KIDD since I was a kid and remembered barely anything about it except a scene that took place in a bell tower. It was time to...
