Showdown: Confronting Modern America in the Western Film (1980) John H. Lenihan University of Illinois Press Paperback, 214 pages...

I didn't create as many video essays as I would've liked, but I alway enjoy putting these together and hope you'll enjoy watching one or...

Quantez (1957) Directed by Harry Keller Produced by Gordon Kay Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Story by Anne Edwards, R. Wright Campbell...

August has been a good month so far, and although I saw only one truly great film (which I'll cover next time), there were plenty of...

Although I’m presenting fewer virtual library movie programs now than I was just a month ago, I’m finding the research to be taking up...

I’m currently working on an essay exploring the André De Toth western Day of the Outlaw (1959) for The Dark Pages, but since that essay...

Here's how my July got started: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) Henry Dunham (Image Entertainment Blu-ray) Reviewed here The...

As May drew to a close, I found myself working on several projects that kept me from watching as much as I would’ve liked, but I did find...

The Bravados (1958) Directed by Henry King Produced by Herbert B. Swope Jr. Screenplay by Philip Yordan Story by Frank O’Rourke...

Just a word about this and all of my lists: I don’t write these to say, “Hey, look at all the cool stuff I’ve been watching,” but rather...

Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman...

What would we do without movies, especially during times like this? I always enjoy seeing what other people are watching these days, so I...

Obviously we’re all trying to make it through these hard times any way we can. For me, watching movies and reading books helps take my...

Lawless Valley (1938) Directed by David Howard Produced by Bert Gilroy, Lee Marcus Screenplay by Oliver Drake Based on the story “No Law...

For 2020, I decided on several movie projects, two long-term ones, and one to be completed before the end of the year: My long-term...

Cowboy (1958) Directed by Delmer Daves Produced by Julian Blaustein Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, Edmund H. North Based on the novel My...

(Just for fun, here's my 1950s discoveries list from 2018.) If the 1940s and 1970s are my favorite decade for films, the 1950s are...

The Capture (1950) Directed by John Sturges Produced and written by Niven Busch Cinematography by Edward Cronjager Niven Busch...

The Tall Target (1951) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by Richard Goldstone Story by George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring (as...

The Man from Laramie (1955) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by William Goetz Written by Phillip Jordan and Frank Burt, based on the...