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BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 196 – Fighting Blood

MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 196 – Fighting Blood

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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Nuts, Night Falls on Manhattan, and The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Nuts, Night Falls on Manhattan, and The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 193 – Hell’s Hinges

MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 193 – Hell’s Hinges

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...
BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: Buck and the Preacher (1972)

BONUS WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: Buck and the Preacher (1972)

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...
MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Under Fire, Under Suspicion, and Power

MOVIE MONDAY: Reviews of Under Fire, Under Suspicion, and Power

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...
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