‘Branded’ (1950): A neglected gem of ’50s Westerns
“You got any friends?”“My guns.”“Kinfolk?”“My horse.”
Tag: Westerns
‘True Grit’ (1969): John Wayne’s Oscar-winning performance is still fresh, funny & exciting
I was trying to think of a movie that reminded me of my old man (to celebrate this upcoming Father’s Day), and since I couldn’t find anything titled, Hilariously Funny/Psychopathically Maladapted Depressive with Sadistic Personality Disorder and Suicidal Tendencies, I turned to ‘ol John Wayne. My old man used to laugh at him…but he loved… Read More ‘True Grit’ (1969): John Wayne’s Oscar-winning performance is still fresh, funny & exciting
‘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
‘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.
‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean’ (1972): A big, beautiful mess of a Western
“For Texas and Miss Lillie!”
‘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).
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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:
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