Movie Review: The Cowboys (1972) directed by Mark Rydell 1877. the Montana Territory. Wil Andersen (John Wayne), an aging, flinty rancher, needs to start his cattle on a drive to Bell Fourche, South Dakota, the nearest railhead. Problem is, a gold strike has been made the other side of Bozeman, and the ranch hands have deserted… Continue reading Movie Review: The Cowboys (1972)
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Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno
Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno by Ben Smith and Tom West respectively Let’s look at another Ace Double Western, two exciting short novels upside down from each other! The Guns of Sonora takes place in Mexico, on and around the rancho of Don Valentine, a wealthy cattle baron. It’s… Continue reading Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno
Movie Review: Joe Kidd
Movie Review: Joe Kidd (1972) directed by John Sturges New Mexico Territory, 1902. The county and town of Sinola. Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) is in jail. The former bounty hunter poached on reservation land, got drunk and disorderly, and resisted arrest. His cellmate, Naco (Pepe Callahan), taunts Joe by refusing to help him reach breakfast. When… Continue reading Movie Review: Joe Kidd
Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger
Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) directed by Wisit Sasanatieng Dum (Chartchai Ngamsan) and Rumpoey (Stella Malucchi) first met as children, when her wealthy father was visiting his father’s farm village. An encounter with a trio of bullies wound up with Dum being scarred and Rumpoey nearly drowned. Rather than find out what had… Continue reading Movie Review: Tears of the Black Tiger
Movie Review: White Comanche
Movie Review: White Comanche (1967) directed by Gilbert Kay Johnny and Notah Moon (both William Shatner) are twin brothers, identical save for slightly different eye colors. Their father was white, and their mother of the Comanche nation. Early on, they were raised in both traditions, but their father died early, and when their mother died around… Continue reading Movie Review: White Comanche
Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail
Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail by James Cody Ferris Roy and Teddy Manley are seventeen and sixteen years old, respectively. Though Roy is dark-haired and serious while Teddy is blond and jovial, they otherwise bear a strong family resemblance. They live and work on their father Bradford Manley’s ranch,… Continue reading Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail
Magazine Review: High Adventure #200: Special Last Issue
Magazine Review: High Adventure #200: Special Last Issue edited by John P. Gunnison Much like the pulp magazines it reprints, HIgh Adventure is at last coming to the end of its publication history. But a 200 issue run over 33 years (starting as Pulp Review) is pretty darn impressive. And to celebrate the occasion, this… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #200: Special Last Issue
Movie Review: Wildfire (1945)
Movie Review: Wildfire (1945) directed by Robert Emmett Tansey Wildfire is a mighty stallion, leader of his herd of free horses. He does his best to protect his people from the two-legs who would enslave or kill them. What he does not know is that the evil human Pete Fanning (John Miljan) and his band of… Continue reading Movie Review: Wildfire (1945)
Movie Review: Angel and the Badman (1947)
Movie Review: Angel and the Badman (1947) directed by James Edward Grant Quirt Evans (John Wayne) may be a top hand with a gun, but he’s got his limits, and this time he was severely outnumbered, so rode away. Badly wounded, he collapses in front of Quaker woman Penelope Worth (Gail Russell) and her father Thomas… Continue reading Movie Review: Angel and the Badman (1947)
Movie Review: High Plains Drifter
Movie Review: High Plains Drifter (1973) directed by Clint Eastwood The people of Lago are in fear. And perhaps they have good reason for it. A year ago, three outlaws whipped the town marshal to death in the street of this tiny lakeside mining town. They were caught and imprisoned for an entirely different crime, vowing… Continue reading Movie Review: High Plains Drifter