by Travis Mills | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on four 80s horror movies programmed by Criterion Channel. Near Dark (1987) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars This was my second look at Kathryn Bigelow’s vampire film. The last time...
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 | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Westerns and the overall filmmaking process. Click here to listen. Week 167: The War Wagon (1967) The War Wagon doesn’t have the best...
by Travis Mills | Oct 13, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I’m studying to prepare for making 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 Twenty Four: Rio Lobo & A...
by Travis Mills | Jul 22, 2017 | Blood Country
I had some fun recently on a long drive fantasizing about what our upcoming release Blood Country would look like if it was a 1950s Western film instead of a modern day movie. Of course, I love the classics of this genre, especially the ones directed by John Ford,...