In this second edition of Western Wednesday, a selection of Lee Van Cleef’s spaghetti western flicks will be reviewed. Van Cleef is one of the most iconic and standout spaghetti western stars of all time. It’s important to note that this post will continue to grow over time, with new Van Cleef reviews added as more of his spaghetti western based films are watched. As with every article and review on the website, this entire series will be spoiler-free.
The Lee Van Cleef Edition
Continue readingIn this new feature to the website, Western Wednesday will deliver short, straightforward reviews of western films across a range of subgenres. This first edition focuses purely on spaghetti westerns built around the infamous ‘Django’ character. It’s important to note that this post will continue to grow over time, with new Django reviews added as more Django based films are watched. As with every article and review on the website, this entire series will be spoiler-free.
The Django Edition
Continue readingA mysterious force knocks the moon from its intended orbit around Earth and directs it on a collision course to change life as we know it. With very little time to act before the impact will potentially annihilate the Earth’s population, Jocinda Fowler (Halle Berry), Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and KC Houseman (John Bradley) undertake a last-ditch mission into space to save civilisation. Overall, very watchable but not something that will need revisiting anytime soon. It’s worth noting that Moonfall is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
When the determined but bitter and equally as stubborn barrister, Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), returns to his office in London after recovering from a heart attack, he finds himself defending a new client, Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), in his much-publicised murder trial that seemingly has twists and turns around almost every corner. To many people this is one of the finest courtroom drama’s to have been released and I’d not argue against that.
Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is a hired enforcer that has been tasked with restoring order after a group of chancers decide to rob a highly protected poker game between local gangsters, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Criticised by many critics as being long winded and slow in nature, Killing Them Softly is in my opinion, an underrated flick that is more than worthy of a watch. It’s worth noting that Killing Them Softly is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
A town marshal, Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas) finds out about the rape and murder of his Native American wife and finds a distinctive horse saddle belonging to one of the killers, before beginning his quest for justice. One of the killers, however, turns out to be the son of Craig Belden (Anthony Quinn), the marshal’s friend and cattle baron in the town of Gun Hill. Last Train From Gun Hill is one of the finer western releases of the late 1950’s and more than worthy of a watch.
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