Heartbreak Pass (1975) – A Review
It’s the cold 1870s Nevada. There’s an outbreak of diphtheria at a garrison and an express trainload filled with medical supplies traverses through the steep snowy mountains to supply the...
Tagged: western
Destry Rides Again (1939) – A Review
The town of Bottleneck has a real problem. The town is under the thumb of saloon owner Kent and dirty deals and underhandedness are running rampant. He and his crooked...
Wagons East (1994) – A Review
It’s the rough wild west and a group of soft, yellow-bellied misfits just can’t hack it. Richard Lewis, Robert Picardo, Ellen Greene and John C. McGinley are ready to pack...
Bad Girls (1994) – A Review
Four prostitutes (Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie McDowell and Drew Barrymore) have to stay ahead of the law after their leader Cody (Stowe) guns down a man in cold...
Top Five Things To Do At Westworld
I watched the first two episodes of HBO’s new series Westworld, which is based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi film. I thought it’s pretty good so far. It was certainly...
Summer Movies – June 2016
Megan Fox in another Ninja Turtles movie June 2016 isn’t looking very appetizing to me. As I was pursuing the upcoming movies of the month not much was jumping out...
Silverado (1985) – A Review
Silverado Writer/director Lawrence Kasdan revisits the western genre deep in the 1980’s when it was pretty much dead. At least the very least it was extremely comatose. Four gunslinging heroes...
The Westerner (1940) – A Review
The Westerner Gary Cooper was one likable movie star. Throughout his career he brought his ‘aw shucks’ screen persona to over one hundred films. He would win the Best Actor...
Lonely Are The Brave (1962) – A Review
Kirk Douglans in Lonely Are The Brave Kirk Douglas is Jack W. Burns. He prides himself as being a loner. A rebel. One of the last of a dying breed...
Django Unchained (2012) – A Review
An unlikely partnership in Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino’s newest western film Django Unchained, or as the director refers to it ‘a southern’, has some referring to it as another masterpiece...
The Lone Ranger Disaster & A Review
“Hold onto your hat Kemosabe.” Disney mustn’t be feeling too good right now. Their big-budget summer tentpole movie The Lone Ranger has resulted in disappointment in pretty much every area...
Summer Movies – July 2013 (Part 1)
The Lone Ranger & Tonto return to movie screens Fireworks. Barbecues. The beach. And of course summer movies! July is probably the most popular month for Hollywood to unleash their...
The Big Sky (1952) – A Review
Kirk and Dewey moseying up the Missouri River Kirk Douglas and Dewey Martin join a fur-trading trading expedition up the Missouri River in 1830. On the way they meet make...
Four For Texas (1963) – A Review
At least they had fun making this movie….. Lounging around one evening, flipping through the channels and landing on Turner Classic Movies (one of my favorite stations). They were just...
