The Last Hard Men
Sometimes the title of a movie is almost prophetic; James Coburn and Charlton Heston were probably among the last real tough guy actors. But everything must change and be replaced, and that’s the...
View ArticleTombstone
No. Make no mistake; it’s not revenge he’s after…it’s a reckoning. Is Tombstone the best western of recent years? Perhaps not, but it must surely rank as one of the most entertaining. Eastwood’s...
View ArticleThe Big Country
The Big Country (1958) has been described as a Cold War allegory, and I guess the reasons for that are fairly clear for anyone who wants to see them. It’s also been referred to as a traditional...
View ArticleThe Omega Man
Up to now I haven’t touched on science fiction on this blog. The reason for that isn’t that I have any beef with the genre, rather that it tends to get plenty of attention elsewhere. The truth is I’m...
View ArticleWill Penny
It’s just a case of too soon old and too late smart. Choices and chances – life offers its fair share of both to all of us as it meanders along, and the way we react to them is frequently determined by...
View ArticleSecret of the Incas
Certain movies just seem to stick in the mind for one reason or another, sometimes not the whole film but a scene or two or maybe even only part of a scene. That was the case with Secret of the Incas...
View ArticleThe Naked Jungle
Some films can be difficult to classify satisfactorily, not there’s really any need for us to do so or for the film to accommodate our often arbitrary categories for that matter. Nevertheless, many of...
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