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Alvarez Kelly *** (1966, William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule) – Classic Movie Review 9073

Based on an actual incident, director Edward Dmytryk’s meaty 1966 American Civil War Western saga Alvarez Kelly is firm enough in its staunch liberal-minded principles to stay on course when the unravelling of the plot occasionally […]

Nov, 16

The Sisters Brothers [Les Frères Sisters] **** (2018, John C Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed) – Movie Review

John C Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix get rewarding roles as killer brothers Eli and Charlie Sisters, who hunt down gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed) and his surprise ally John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal), who was […]

Apr, 06

Riding Shotgun *** (1954, Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon) – Classic Movie Review 6600

Director André de Toth’s solid and sturdy enough run-of-the-range 1954 Western is based on the 1942 short story Riding Solo by Kenneth Taylor Perkins, and stars Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris and Joan Weldon. Scott plays Larry […]

Jan, 25

Silent Tongue ** (1993, River Phoenix, Richard Harris, Alan Bates, Dermot Mulroney, Sheila Tousey) – Classic Movie Review 4559

Writer-director Sam Shepard’s intelligent, atmospheric, offbeat Western was filmed near Roswell, New Mexico, in spring 1992, but not released until 1994. It stars River Phoenix, Richard Harris, Alan Bates, Dermot Mulroney and Sheila Tousey. It is slow moving, but […]

Oct, 29

The Magnificent Seven ** (2016, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Haley Bennett) – Movie Review

Denzel Washington and Vincent D’Onofrio give outstandingly strong performances in director Antoine Fuqua’s sturdy and sometimes impressive remake of the classic 1960 Western, The Magnificent Seven. However, Peter Sarsgaard is a lot less convincing in […]

Oct, 02

The Homesman **** (2014, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep) – Movie Review

Hilary Swank stars as the plain, pious, independent-minded spinster farmer Mary Bee Cuddy, who volunteers to transport three women driven insane by pioneer life across country by covered wagon in the 1850s, when life is nasty, […]

Nov, 19

The Kentuckian **** (1955, Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster, Walter Matthau, John McIntire, Una Merkel, John Carradine) – Classic Movie Review 356

In his only film as sole director, Burt Lancaster also stars in this enjoyable 1955 Western, made for his company Hecht-Hill- Lancaster, with his producer partners Harold Hecht and James Hill. Sadly it had an […]

Nov, 03

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