Every now and then I'm reminded that I really don't know as much about the bible as I thought I did. Well, tonight was one of those times: I just finished Nicholas Ray's 1961 biblical …
Westerns, at their hearts, are stories about heroes. The hero defeats the villains and saves the honest townsfolk using, not just his wits, but also his fists and gun. While the town doctor might be a brave, …
The "gangster film" is a true American creation. There were of course many early foreign films with elements of "crime" in them (Feuillade's Les Vampires, or Lang's Dr. Mabuse to name just a few), but the …
I've talked about the idea of the Western as a unique American mythology before, and the concept is important in understanding my issues with High Noon. The American Western is first and foremost about a …
I wasn't sure whether to write a "My Favorite Christmas Movies" post, a "My Favorite Christmas Movie" post or just a "Christmas Movies" post. Finally I realized that I really just wanted to write about It's …
This review is full of spoilers, so if you like classic westerns crossed with classic war films, Fort Apache is fine cinema and you should watch it first. Check it out and then come back …
So there it is, Saturday night, and I'm sitting at home with a Breckenridge double IPA watching a movie (instead of "clubbin" like usual). John Wayne and Dean Martin have just seen the man who …
First, if you haven't seen Casablanca and don't know how it ends…well lucky you! Quit reading this and go watch it! If you have seen it, or don't care about spoiling one of the great …
After finally watching Robert Altman's Thieves like Us the other day, I had a bit of a revelation: I'm just not that into "crime spree" movies. It was a very confusing moment for me; a …
Like some kind of desert island male wish-fulfillment fantasy, there seem to have been a lot of golden age Hollywood films about a guy who "reluctantly" heads out on the road with some incredibly hot …