The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 201 – 4 for Texas
For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. This week focuses on a Western directed by Robert Aldrich starring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. 4 FOR TEXAS (1963) Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars The first ten minutes of 4 FOR TEXAS...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 200 – Rancho Notorious
For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. This week focuses on a Western directed by Fritz Lang. RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars What I've seen of Fritz Lang's work is very direct, full of style in its visuals and...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Retirement Plan, Sympathy for the Devil, Dream Scenario, and Renfield
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. In honor of Nicolas Cage's birthday (January 7th), I caught up on nearly all of the movies he released during 2023. THE RETIREMENT PLAN (2023) Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars I spent the first week of...
2023: Year of the Pendragon
As the year comes to an end, I look back in this retrospective piece about my journey through 2023. Above: select crew and cast during the final week of filming THE PENDRAGON CYCLE, photograph by Dávid Lukács. 2023: YEAR OF THE PENDRAGON Around this time last...
MOVIE MONDAY: The 8 Most Memorable Movies of 2023
I saw no exceptional new movies during 2023, nothing I would describe as truly great. Perhaps something slipped by me, especially since I've had less time than ever to watch movies but I doubt any of the highly-acclaimed major motion pictures that I purposefully...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Body Parts and Bad Moon
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two films directed by Eric Red. BODY PARTS (1991) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Eric Red was so sharp back in 80s and early 90s, not just as a screenwriter but director as well....
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Holdovers, Merry Friggin’ Christmas, and Mixed Nuts
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three Christmas movies. THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Alexander Payne is in top form again with THE HOLDOVERS, not his best or most poignant piece (ABOUT...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Rob Roy and Robin Hood
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two period pieces films I watched in reference to the series I'm currently producing. ROB ROY (1995) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I watched ROB ROY again for the most random...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Being Human, Seize the Day, and Club Paradise
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films starring Robin Williams that I'd never seen before. BEING HUMAN (1994) Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars BEING HUMAN should be shown to every filmmaker as an example of how...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of The Outfit, The Sergeant, and Out for Justice
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films by John Flynn. THE OUTFIT (1973) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars This is the fourth or fifth time I've seen John Flynn's THE OUTFIT and it remains one of my favorite...