Posts with the tag 'western'
THE HARDER THEY FALL- 2021. “Synopsis by Netflix. “When outlaw Nat Love learns that the man who killed his parents, Rufus Buck, is getting out of prison, Nat assembles his former gang (including ex-love Stagecoach Mary) to exact revenge. But Rufus has a badass crew of his own.”
11/5/21- Very good reviews for this Western. TRDB.
11/5/21- I did not like this mish-mosh of a movie one bit. Too many bandits, too many gangs and nearly impossible to follow the action. TRDB
Tags: drama, western
November 5th, 2021
OLD HENRY- 2021- Synopsis by Netflix. “When widowed farmer Henry and his son, Wyatt, take in an injured man who arrives on their doorstep with a satchel full of money, they soon find their homestead under siege by a posse of “lawmen.” But Henry has some gunslinging skills up his sleeve.”
10/1/21- Excellent reviews for this Western. TRDB.
Tags: drama, western
October 1st, 2021
NEWS OF THE WORLD- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas.”
12/25/20- Very good reviews for this drama/western including several excellent ones and a few negatives as well. Tom Hanks stars. TRDB.
4/11/21- I liked the movie but I didn’t feel the suspense that others did. Hanks is great as usual. TRDB.
Tags: drama, western
December 25th, 2020
THE SISTERS BROTHERS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this darkly comic Western set in the 1850s, two hit man brothers are tasked with hunting down and killing gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm, who stole from their boss. But along the way, the siblings find their bond put to the test.”
9/21/18- Very good reviews for this Western. TRDB.
2/27/19- The movie held my interest primarily due to the acting– not the story itself. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: Comedy, western
September 21st, 2018
DAMSEL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this loopy take on the classic Hollywood Western, Samuel Alabaster journeys deep into the frontier — with a miniature pony in tow — to find and wed his beloved Penelope. But the trek turns out to be more complicated than Samuel imagined.”
6/26/18- Very good reviews for this Western. TRDB.
9/20/18- I liked this unusual Western . TRDB.
Tags: western
June 26th, 2018
THE GREAT SILENCE- 1968. Synopsis by Netflix. “A group of greedy bounty hunters led by the brutal Loco (Klaus Kinski) pursues a band of outlaws who have escaped and are hiding out in the hills of the Utah frontier. After an innocent man is killed, Loco’s vengeful wife calls on a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant). Standing between the innocents and the corrupted bounty hunters, Silence decides to mete out his own brand of justice.”
5/30/18- Excellent reviews for this Western from 1968. TRDB.
Tags: drama, western
May 30th, 2018
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fleeing his past for a better future in Mexico, Paul and his dog stop along the way in Denton, an all-but abandoned mining outpost now run by hooligans. When Paul clashes with the town marshal’s blowhard son, things take a vengeful turn.”
10/21/16- Overall this movie has positive reviews but there are a whole load of negative ones as well. TRDB.
11/2/16- A comedic old time Western with a very good Ethan Hawke and equally good John Travolta. Accept it for what it is and enjoy!! TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
Tags: drama, western
October 21st, 2016
THE DUEL- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a tiny Texas town where the residents are under the thrall of a man called the Preacher, locals begin to disappear. When their bodies begin to wash up on the shores of the Rio Grande, it’s time for Texas Ranger David Kingston to intervene.”
6/24/16- Poor reviews from most critics. Audiences haven’t liked this movie, starring Woody Harrelson, at all. TRDB.
Tags: drama, western
June 24th, 2016
THE HATEFUL EIGHT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In Quentin Tarantino’s stylish Western set in post-Civil War Wyoming, eight travelers stranded at a stagecoach way station — including bounty hunters, outlaws and former soldiers — become enmeshed in a duplicitous plot as a savage blizzard rages outside.”
12/29/15- Fairly good reviews and some weak ones too. TRDB.
1/3/17– I’m with the weak reviewers on this one. Incredibly boring and I turned it off after nearly half the movie. I know that it turned violent but that wasn’t enough to keep me there. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama, western
December 29th, 2015
BONE TOMAHAWK- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a band of cave-dwelling, cannibalistic savages abducts several settlers from the Old West town of Bright Hope, Sheriff Franklin Hunt forms a small posse to mount a rescue. But they’re up against an enemy whose barbarity is limitless.”
1023/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, western
October 26th, 2015
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