by Travis Mills | Mar 17, 2023 | Preview
This is the first screen adaptation I’ve seen of Bret Harte’s classic Western story, though I’ve considered translating it to cinema myself for many years. It was originally going to be one of the 12 Westerns but I couldn’t crack how to...
by Travis Mills | Mar 17, 2023 | Preview
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. Week 196: Fighting Blood (1911) D.W. Griffith’s short Western, clocking in at only 11 minutes, is more successful than any 11...
by Travis Mills | Mar 5, 2023 | Preview
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films starring Richard Dreyfuss. Nuts (1987) Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars I watched this film for Richard Dreyfuss and even he can’t save this bad movie. It’s a...
by Travis Mills | Feb 19, 2023 | Preview
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. For more of my movie reviews, click here to follow me on Letterboxd. Week 193: Hell’s Hinges (1916) The story of Hell’s Hinges is a little too holy for my tastes but the artistry behind...
by Travis Mills | Feb 12, 2023 | Preview
I’ve heard this film categorized as part of the Blaxploitation movement but except for a couple scenes it doesn’t belong in that category. Sidney Poitier’s Western may feature a mostly black cast but it harks back to the tradition of the...
by Travis Mills | Feb 12, 2023 | Preview
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films featuring actor Gene Hackman. Under Fire (1983) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Rewatching Under Fire (it has been at least a decade since I last saw it), I asked myself...
