Wednesday, March 25, 2015

A Million Ways to Die in the West


Dir. Seth MacFarlane

Starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovannu Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neesos

After being dumped by his girlfirend, Albert (MacFarlane), cowardly sheep farmer begins to fall for Anna (Theron) the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

War Arrow Review




War Arrow (1953)
Dir. George Sherman
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Maureen O’Hara, Henry Brandon, John McIntire

A major and a pair of officers are sent to Indian Territory to recruit some Seminoles to fight the Kiowa tribe that has been striking the area.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Duel at Silver Creek review



The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
Dir. Don Siegel
Starring: Audie Murphy, Stephen McNally, Faith Domergue, Susan Cabot, Lee Marvin
A group of claim jumpers are killing people and stealing their land. After killing the Silver Kid’s (Audie Murphy) father, he encounters a marshall named Lightning Tyronne (McNally) on the hunt for the same group.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Comanche Station Review


Dir. Budd Boetticher
Starring: Randolph Scott, Claude Akins, Nancy Brooks

A man named Cody (Scott) makes a trade with some Comanche’s to free a woman being held prisoner. Soon after he is joined by a band of outlaws that are more interested in the woman due to the $5000 reward offered by her husband.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen Review



The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
Dir. Ray Taylor
Starring: Tex Ritter

Tex and his pal Stubby wander into town and come across a gang of hooded men attacking another traveler, which leads to them uncovering a plot to take control of a local mining operation.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Blue Steel Review




Blue Steel (AKA Stolen Goods, An Innocent Man) (1934)
Dir. Robert N. Bradbury
Starring: John Wayne, George “Gabby” Hayes, Yakima Canutt

John Wayne stars as an undercover marshal on the trail of the Polka Dot Bandit, who teams up with a sheriff (Hayes) also on the hunt for the same criminal. After the pair stumble upon a wagon train robbery, they learn of a plot to swindle some homesteaders out of their land.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Proposition Review



The Proposition (2006)
Dir. John Hillcoat
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, Danny Huston, John Hurt

Guy Pearce is Charlie Burns, and member of a gang that is captured and then released by Captain Stanley (Ray Winston), who wants Charlie to kill his older brother Arthur Burns (Danny Huston) in order to save the life of his younger brother, as part of Stanley’s quest to civilize Austrailia.