by Travis Mills | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on two films directed by Abel Ferrara and two directed by Paul Schrader. The Funeral (1996) Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars During this period of Abel Ferrara’s career, which...
by Travis Mills | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three John Grisham adaptations. The Firm (1993) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars This Grisham adaptation has one of the best casts ever assembled from Cruise to Hackman to Holbrook to...
by Travis Mills | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is one of the best spaghetti Westerns I’ve seen, yet I still cannot warm to the Italian variation of the genre. What is admirable about The Great Silence is the stunning photography, taking full advantage of a snow-covered Italian landscape,...
by Travis Mills | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Before writing this retrospective of the year, I returned to my thoughts about 2021 and what I presumed was the direction of the coming year. Last December, I made two proclamations which can now be read with a sense of irony: Statement #1: “I not only...
by Travis Mills | Dec 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
I started a habit years ago when I worked in record stores before becoming a full-time filmmaker: I’d read reviews for new albums, listen to the ones which interested me, and collected my favorite songs of the year into a playlist. Far removed from that...
by Travis Mills | Dec 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
If my list of favorite films told a story, it would not be a favorable one for the theatrical experience. Only three of the films received a wide theatrical release and my #1 choice barely got any attention on the big screen. By contrast, five of the films went...
