Category Archives: Westerns

Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

How to describe this movie. It’s an adventure film. It’s a drama. It’s a Western (or neo-Western). It is also a classic film and, as it happens, one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside the … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Posse’ (1993)

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

Even though critics panned this film, I think it deserves props for taking on the subject of the Buffalo Soldiers. The story focuses on a group of African-American soldiers (plus one white guy), who are betrayed by a racist colonel … Continue reading →

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‘Billy the Kid vs. Dracula’ (B-Movie Review) — Part Four

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

I hope you’re all enjoying a restful holiday this weekend. Having started this weird review ambitious project reviewing this peculiar film, let’s get it over with proceed with the Big Finish. And here’s the previous part, for your reading pleasure. … Continue reading →

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‘Billy the Kid vs. Dracula’ (B-Movie Review) — Part Three

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

It’s time for the next part in this rather protracted detailed analysis of one of the most craptastic bizarrely-conceived indescribable blends of the B-movie Western genre with low-budget horror! And here’s the part that came before this one. For your … Continue reading →

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‘Billy the Kid vs. Dracula’ (B-Movie Review) — Part Two

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

Having posted Part One of the review of this rather doubtful interesting example of cross-genre filmmaking, let us now proceed to Part Two! We go back to Drac and the gang as they settle in for the night at a … Continue reading →

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‘Billy the Kid Versus Dracula’ (B-Movie Review) — Part One

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

In a first for me, I had the dubious great pleasure to see what has to be one of the dumbest worst most bizarre low-budget horror-western movies ever made. The movie starts out with a small family—Ma, Pa, and Pretty … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Unforgiven’ (1992)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

There is much I could write about this film. It is a revisionist Western. As such, one of its major themes is the cost that violence and revenge take upon one’s soul. The story, in a nutshell, is about an … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ (1968)

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

This movie is notable for several reasons. I suppose the most obvious is its length. It is something of a drawn out experience, which you could argue befits the grandness of the director’s vision. It is the quintessential Western drenched … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Ride the High Country’ (1962)

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

I recently saw this, mainly because it was directed by Sam Peckinpah. Being a director notable for his Westerns (and violence therein), I was curious to see if the viewing experience matched my expectations. I’m happy to say the movie … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ (2011)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Today I’m doing a movie review of Cowboys & Aliens from 2011, which I saw recently. And I have it in text and video! Cool, huh? 🙂 This movie is a definite twist on the old “Nameless Drifter Who Comes … Continue reading →

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