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Myrl Redding is a Wyoming horse trader who is desperately trying to make a living to support his wife and son. Times are tough for horse traders and ranchers. Rancher Henry Ballard is a powerful man who runs just about everything in town. When Redding speaks up about Ballard’s business practices in front of the [...]

Teen Mattie Ross is sent on a trip by her mother to make arrangements for her father’s body to be sent home for burial. Mattie realizes her mother and siblings have little left to live on other than her father’s final posessions. Unknown to her mother, Mattie is planning to seek revenge against her father’s [...]

I was excited to see four great actors together in this western. Unfortunately “Appaloosa” suffers from a screenplay that was not fully realized. The movie is directed and co-written by Ed Harris, who also stars in the film. The leading actors, Harris, Mortensen, Zellweger and Irons are very good actors and solid in their roles [...]

The remake of “3:10 to Yuma” is a solid western made in the old traditions of western films with gritty reality added to the mix. I have never seen the original film so I have nothing to compare the remake to in this review. I have seen a number of old westerns over the years [...]