by Travis Mills | Jan 9, 2023 | 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 187: The Old Way (2023) There aren’t many good Westerns made these...
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 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 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. This week focuses on four horror/thrillers from the 70s and 80s programmed on Shudder. Rituals (1977) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars I wanted to love this movie and then I wanted to like it but...
by Travis Mills | Dec 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here comes another winter Western I’d never heard of, programmed this season by Criterion Channel. And like The Secret of Convict Lake, it’s a surprisingly good film. Stewart Granger plays a French trapper. Yes, his accent takes a little getting...
