Directed by William ‘One-Shot’ Beaudine towards the end of his career, this is almost unwatchable, although the ‘concept’ drags it through and some scenes have a camp value. It kicks off as a standard Western in Arizona, and you can spot Jim Davis (later to star on TV in Dallas) as one of the assorted... »

2003 saw an original – if that’s not too strong a word – addition to this type of movie (usually called Southern Gothic by the genre critics) in Wrong Turn. Usual story, group of twenty-somethings take a detour on a beaten path, break down and end up being variously killed and chased by a... »

An adaptation of Tomas Eidson’s novel ‘The Last Ride’. Cate Blanchett’s daughter is kidnapped and she gives chase, aided by her father (Tommy Lee Jones). 2004 saw a one of the periodic mini-booms that are meant to persuade us that the Western isn’t dead, just sleeping it off round the campfire. Galloping close behind... »

Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) finds an injured boy in the street near his house and takes him to hospital. The boy’s parents (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack)turn out to be Faraday’s new neighbours, and the more he finds out about them the more he suspects that something is not as it appears. Arlington Road opened... »

More or less a remake of First Blood with added snow Benicio Del Toro mumbles like Stallone and Tommy Lee Jones plays Richard Crenna. And the characters use knives instead of guns. Not quite sure why the strong cast and William Friedkin (who does a commentary track on the DVD) were attracted to this, as... »