The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Thunder Bay, The Glenn Miller Story, and Strategic Air Command
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three non-Western collaborations between James Stewart and Anthony Mann. THUNDER BAY (1953) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This non-Western from Anthony Mann and Jimmy Stewart...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Amateurs, Nadine, and Stay Hungry
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films I hadn't seen starring Jeff Bridges. THE AMATEURS (2005) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I've skipped over this one for years but when Jeff Bridges recently cited it as...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Color of Night, Criminal Passion, and Fleshtone
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three erotic thrillers, all released during 1994. COLOR OF NIGHT (1994) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars Good god, this film is so over-the-top at times it makes De Palma look like...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Patty Hearst, The Comfort of Strangers, New Rose Hotel, and ‘R Xmas
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two films by Paul Schrader and two by Abel Ferrara. PATTY HEARST (1998) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars The first twenty or so minutes of Paul Schrader's PATTY HEARST is a cinematic...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Dirty Pictures, and The Boost
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films starring James Woods that I recently watched for the second time. INDICTMENT: THE MCMARTIN TRIAL (1995) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Who knew that this made for HBO movie...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Another Day in Paradise, At Close Range, and Thief of Hearts
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films about criminals. Another Day in Paradise (1998) Rating: 4 out 5 Stars On my list since it came out in the 90s, I finally got around to watching ANOTHER DAY IN...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The New Centurions, Cop Land, and Colors
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three police films from different decades. The New Centurions (1972) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Certainly one of the best films ever made about the police, THE NEW CENTURIONS...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 197 – The Invaders
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. Week 197: The Invaders (1912) The more I see of his work, the more I prefer the silent westerns made by producer (and sometimes...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 195 – Scarlet Days
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. Week 195: Scarlet Days (1919) Unfortunately, D.W. Griffith's only feature length Western is a misfire. How underwhelming it must...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 194 – The Silent Man
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. Week 194: The Silent Man (1917) This is the leanest, most muscular William S. Hart picture I have seen so far. It seems that he and Ince...
