23 posts categorized "Western"

March 10, 2024

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

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ColeSmithey.comAn unrelenting parade of murder, greed, misery, and menace, "Killers of the Flower Moon"commits the unforgivable sin not giving its audience any ounce of relief.

There is no where to hide from its violence.

Alfred Hitchcock was a master at knowing where to draw the line for his audience so you always felt in capable, and caring hands.

Sadly, this is not the case with "Killers of the Flower Moon."

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Regardless of how historically accurate the film might be in its depiction of an oil-rich community of Native Americans assassinated by greedy white men, the bloated movie leaves you cold.

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The only character you root for is Lily Gladstone's Mollie, who seems at least for a moment to know that her betrothed husband Ernest (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an idiot criminal of the first water.

Lily Gladston's performance is the only reason to see this movie.

"Killers of the Flower Moon" is a grueling, punishing experience to sit through.

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Anyone with a half a brain could edit an hour out of this movie, blindfolded.

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This is not the film that should seal Martin Scorsese's storied career.

"Taxi Driver" is still best movie he ever made.

Rated R. 310 mins.

1 Star

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March 14, 2022

3:10 TO YUMA — THE CRITERION COLLECTION

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ColeSmithey.comElmore Leonard's terse novella is the basis for this elegant Western.

Van Heflin and Glenn Ford represent a unity of opposites in their respective roles as a family man cattle rancher, and a stagecoach-robbing outlaw, respectively.

Each man reveals his personal code of honor as Heflin's character attempts to get his handcuffed prisoner on the train of the film's title, on time.

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The film's minimalism was a modern effort back in 1957.

Here's a Western you can lean into.

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 A double whisky up with a cold water back will do.

Not Rated. 92 mins.

5 Stars

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January 23, 2022

OLD HENRY

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ColeSmithey.comThe best damn Western you ever need to see.

This taught, straight-ahead Western steadily builds toward its inevitable resolution with a neatly placed thematic hook grounded in history.

"Old Henry's" slow-burn fury galvanizes the father and son relationship at its core.

Stephen Dorff makes for a convincing gunslinger.

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Tim Blake Nelson is still the best kept secret in Cinema. Shhhhh.

Chickens come home to roost.

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Blood flows.

Mop.

Not Rated. 99 mins.

5 StarsModern Cole

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