Yeah, we're going with another Weird Western, this time a fusion of horror and cowboy cinema which points out the terrifying trouble with western expansion, not just in terms of the racism but also the after effects of the ecological devastation that mass migration into unclaimed wilderness can bring. Also, there are monsters that puke. … Continue reading The Burrowers (2008)
Yeah, a Spaghetti Western. I know how much you guys love Spaghetti Westerns, which is to say, not at all. Too bad, this one is worth watching. It's got cannibalism, rape, blood, and violence. It's also got Lucio Fulci's name there on the poster. You owe it to yourself to watch it now. Stubby Preston … Continue reading Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Westerns don't get a lot of love these days, and weird westerns, which combine elements of fantasy, science fiction, or horror with the western setting, have almost always been a rare thing in cinema. That's not to say they don't exist, just that there are relatively few of them. Even fewer are worth watching. If … Continue reading Bone Tomahawk (2015)
A weird gunslinger, a bunch of Mexican banditos, betrayal, revenge, a fuzzy timeline, and everybody's dirty. Yep, it's another Italian Western! Hole in the Forehead follows Billy Blood, a quirky cowboy with a terrible name that never likes to use his right hand for anything except shooting and always shoots people in the forehead for … Continue reading Hole in the Forehead (1968)
Two criminals try to double cross each other over a map to a goldmine while a man arrives in town to avenge his brother's death. Also, there are hook fights. That's Hate Thy Neighbor or Hate Your Neighbor, however you want to put it. At the start of the film, outlaw George Eastman shoots a … Continue reading Hate Thy Neighbor (1968)
Anthony Steffen had a big career through the 1960s and 1970s. He was often compared to Clint Eastwood in terms of physical appearance and style, and his work even supposedly influenced Eastwood into creating films such as High Plains Drifter. Steffen mostly appeared in Italian Westerns, starring in 27 of them (often as the replacement … Continue reading Perche uccidi ancora (1965)
This is the second of the official Sartana films, but the first by director Giuliano Carnimeo, who directed the rest of the official series. Gianni "John" Garko played Sartana in all of the films, but the first in the series, If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death, was directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Parolini went … Continue reading I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969)
Lee Marvin, Woody Strode, Robert Ryan, and Burt Lancaster are hired by Texas millionaire Ralph Bellamy to enter Mexico and take his kidnapped wife, the lovely Claudia Cardinale, back from Jack Palance, a Mexican bandit. While this is basically a Wild West heist film exploring themes of love and jaded adventure seekers, the team-building aspect … Continue reading The Professionals (1966)
Movie Reviews by a Mook 