CategoryWESTERN

Posted December 2, 2021 AMERICAN

Dune (2021)

CRUMBLIES… This is a remake of a film Old Mrs Jack dragged me to for various pretty-boys-are-in-it reasons in the 1980s. Old Jack hated the original with a hate unknown … Continue Reading Dune (2021)

Posted June 21, 2020 ACTION

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

CRUMBLIES… Ah, the joys of a manly-man film on Father’s Day, actually about a mother and a dead deadbeat Dad, and the guilt that runs through their sons. Not a … Continue Reading The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

Posted July 16, 2018 ACTION

Rio Lobo (1970)

CRUMBLIES… Old Mrs Jack and old Jack, back in late 1970, wandering the paranoid highs and lows of America, had caught its self-flagellation in Little Big Man (1970). Okay, so that … Continue Reading Rio Lobo (1970)

Posted July 12, 2018 ACTION

Little Big Man (1970)

CRUMBLIES… Back in the days when Dustin Hoffman was a young man, before the tubs got him and the accusations of the last couple of years were on their alleged … Continue Reading Little Big Man (1970)

Posted July 3, 2018 ACTION

West of the Divide (1934)

CRUMBLIES… I doubt many people watch John Wayne‘s B movie period willingly. The films are basic and kinda bad, the plotting plotty and the emotions superficial and trite. So, as … Continue Reading West of the Divide (1934)

Posted June 24, 20181 Comment ACTION

Big Jake (1971)

CRUMBLIES… John Wayne potboiler ahead. Old Jack here was in the mood for a bit of old Duke as Big Jake, hero grandfather and git. I’ve seen the movie a … Continue Reading Big Jake (1971)

Posted May 15, 2018 AMERICAN

The Homesman (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, this is a Western. One of the modern ones. And by that I mean the non-violent, shit it was tough out there, drive you nuts with its cruelty. And … Continue Reading The Homesman (2014)

Posted February 2, 20181 Comment AMERICAN

The Cowboys (1972)

CRUMBLIES… Working back through John Wayne’s oeuvre is a wonderful way for a man alone to spend his Sundays. There was an outing to a Flower Show, so all the … Continue Reading The Cowboys (1972)

Posted January 20, 20185 Comments ACTION

The Shootist (1976)

CRUMBLIES… “I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from … Continue Reading The Shootist (1976)