by Travis Mills | Dec 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on three films, all directed by Henry Hathaway, programmed as part of Criterion Channel’s “Noirvember” Kiss of Death (1947) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars I...
by Travis Mills | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Niagara (1953) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Rather than watch someone else play Marilyn Monroe, I decided to take a look back at one of the Monroe pictures I hadn’t seen, one I’ve always...
by Travis Mills | Mar 9, 2022 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
I continue to study the Western genre. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Western films. Listen here I recently rewatched the newer adaptation of True Grit to re-assess my feelings about it. I hesitate to use the word “remake” because the...
by Travis Mills | Jan 7, 2022 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. Soon, I will be launch a podcast about Westerns and I am also working on a book about Western film directors. Click Here to learn more about my 12 Westerns project. Week 139: 5 Card Stud Wow. Why...
by Travis Mills | Dec 25, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews as I go through the process of making my own 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Thirty Six:...
