‘A Stranger in Town’ (1968): Entertaining spaghetti Western kicks off successful trilogy

Reduced, these past few weeks, to basically laying flat on my back (they took out 37 feet of my guts—I’m basically a soda fountain now), there hasn’t been much I can do but watch TV and movies. And certainly patterns of comfort TV-watching manifested themselves fairly quickly, including hours and hours of 70s TV (Emergency!,… Read More ‘A Stranger in Town’ (1968): Entertaining spaghetti Western kicks off successful trilogy

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘County Line’ (2017): Rural Western-flavored actioner is fast-paced family fun

So whatever happened to Luke after Uncle Jesse booted them Duke boys outta the farm? He became Roscoe P. Coltrane.

June 26, 2023October 18, 2023 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean’ (1972): A big, beautiful mess of a Western

“For Texas and Miss Lillie!”

September 1, 2022September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘John Wayne: The Fox Westerns’: A look back at 4 of The Duke’s movies

John Wayne would have been 115 years old this month (what do you want from me? You come up with these reviews after a 2-week bender).

May 19, 2022September 25, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘All the Pretty Horses’ (2000): What an epic Western looked like at the turn of the millennium

A pretty, turn-of-the-millennium Western romance with epic aspirations stunted due to studio meddling.

August 2, 2020September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘The Cowboys’ (1972): Exciting, emotional coming-of-age tale, one of Wayne’s best

A perfectly tempoed coming-of-age Western, with clear meditations on the difference between boys and men, between crime and moral fortitude…and between murder and justice.

October 8, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Man of the West’ (1958): A must-see for fans of 50s Westerns or American films

Brutal, raw, deceptively simple but powerfully layered and complex, Man of the West is flat-out one of the best American westerns ever made. Period.

October 6, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Fort Yuma Gold’ (1966): Zippy spaghetti Western a fun diversion

Mill Creek Entertainment, our favorite releasing company for cool, off-beat, inexpensive titles here at the Movies & Drinks offices, has released a single Blu-ray disc Western double feature:

April 25, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Yellowstone Kelly’ (1959): Fast paced, exciting Clint Walker Western

We keep losing the greats. Sad news today: Cheyenne star Clint Walker died today at 90 years old. An authoritative yet surprisingly gentle giant of an actor, Walker was the kind of movie star they don’t make anymore: matinee idol handsome and tough as nails. Versatile, too (he was terrific in the sophisticated romantic comedy,… Read More ‘Yellowstone Kelly’ (1959): Fast paced, exciting Clint Walker Western

May 22, 2018September 26, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Durango Kid Collection: 10 Western Classics’: Hours of fun for Western & B-movie fans

Fast-paced, primitive, no bullsh*t B-oaters that deliver the simple horsey goods.

January 18, 2018September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

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