Category Archives: Western

Duck, You Sucker! (1971) – The False Facades of Heroism and Revolution

“When I was young I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema and dynamite. Now I just believe in dynamite.” – Sergio Leone The great Italian director Sergio Leone was and remains one of the titans of international cinema. Despite such a meager output of only seven films (eight if one were […]

Duck, You Sucker! (1971) – The False Facades of Heroism and Revolution

The Power of the Dog (2021) Review

Time: 126 Minutes Age Rating: Animal cruelty & content that may disturb Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank Kirsten Dunst as Rose Gordon Jesse Plemons as George Burbank Kodi Smit-McPhee as Peter Gordon Thomasin McKenzie as Lola Genevieve Lemon as Mrs. Lewis Keith Carradine as Governor Edward Frances Conroy as Old Lady Director: Jane Campion […]

The Power of the Dog (2021) Review

‘The Harder They Fall’ is the Blackest and Boldest Western Since ‘Posse’

My parents made us watch Posse so many times that I could quote it at the age of 15. What my mom called “the real west” was the father and son Van Peebles (Melvin Van Peebles and Mario Van Peebles) on horseback, shooting bad guys, and bowing to no (white) man. It has been ages […]

New from Jonita Davis on The Black Cape: Review: ‘The Harder They Fall’ is the Blackest and Boldest Western Since ‘Posse’

THE HARDER THEY FALL (2021)

Flick In A Limerick A black cowboy who is highly skilledIs out for revenge after his parents are killedUp to no good In the town of RedwoodA whole lot of ;blood is spilled Shot Caller– Jeymes Samuel Role Play (Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, […]

FILM REVIEW – THE HARDER THEY FALL (2021)

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre: Potently Prospecting Paranoia

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 8.5 out of 10. Stephen King. Alice Cooper. Hillary Clinton. Richard Dreyfuss. Jean Reno. What do these people all have in common? They’re all 73 years old. And do you know who else is? That’s right: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The 1948 Warner Bros film follows two destitute Americans, the paranoid […]

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre: Potently Prospecting Paranoia