"In the year 2022, the international prison system is operated by private corporations. Criminals from all over the world are exploited at a profit. Prisons have become big business."

In the distant future of 2022, Captain J.T. Robbins is sent to prison for murdering one of his commanding officers in the military. He is condemned to a maximum-security complex reserved for inmates deemed too dangerous for the standard international prison system. The sentence? Life. Here, prisoners live under the thumb…

"From the sky will come the Black Fortress. From the Fortress will come the Slayers to devour the planet of Krull. Then shall a girl of ancient name become queen...she shall choose a king...and together they shall rule the planet, and their son shall rule the galaxy."

The world of Krull is invaded by an alien menace known as The Beast with his army "The Slayers," who quickly spread destruction on a quest to take over the world. With impending…

"Every gun makes its own tune."

Blondie (The Good) is a quiet stranger. Tuco Ramirez (The Ugly) is a con-man with a bounty on his head. Sentenza a.k.a. "Angel Eyes" (The Bad) is a ruthless bounty hunter. The Good and The Ugly have been making money with a scheme in which The Ugly is turned in for the bounty only to be rescued by The Good before he hangs, splitting the profits. When they part ways they find themselves enemies,…

"Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had it's price. That is why the bounty hunters appeared."

Colonel turned legendary bounty hunter Douglas Mortimer arrives in town seeking his next target and as usual he succeeds in epic fashion. Manco, a mysterious fellow bounty hunter, enters another small town and achieves a similar feat. Meanwhile, El Indio, an infamous outlaw, is broken out of prison by his gang, once again free to roam the West and terrorize everyone in his…

"Get three coffins ready."

One day, a stranger named Joe arrives in the small Mexican town of San Miguel on a mule. Two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos, control their respective parts of the town, leaving bodies strewn along the road between them. When the Rojos orchestrate the massacre of a Mexican military caravan, Joe sees an opportunity. He positions himself in the middle of the brewing chaos, where the bodies pile up, and profits stack just as…

"I sword that I was done with killing. She just wasn't done with me."

John Henry Clayton went off to war years ago, and when it ended, he chose to stay away, becoming a man known for his deadly skill with a gun. When he finally returns home to reconnect with his parents, he is struck with heartbreak to learn his mother has passed, and his estranged father harbors deep resentment for his long absence. On top of the family…

The infamous outlaw Jesse James is believed to be dead for ten years, leaving behind a hidden stash of money that has never been found. Enter Joe Branch, a brave young fella who just may be the James' son who believes that the outlaw is still alive, holed up with his ill begotten gains. Determined to find out, he infiltrates a local gang of bandits known as "The Daltons" to further his quest of to find the outlaw and become…

A group of men frame a spirited horse named Duke for murdering a man. Enter John Drury, who saves Duke from a certain death sentence by the judge. He vows to train the horse better and prove it’s no killer. This puts him at odds with the local town menace, known only as "The Hawk."

Early in John Wayne's career in the 1930s, he made a few films with Warner Brothers. I've seen one title, The Telegraph Trail, and I…

"Wil, if your neck was any stiffer you couldn't bend over to pull your boots up."

Wil Andersen is an aging rancher in his mid-60s, and he finds himself in a tough predicament. He has fifteen hundred head of cattle to deliver, but he can't find reliable help because a rumored discovery of gold may offer a greater reward up the mountain. It leaves this proud man in a state of possible financial ruin. With little choice left, he hires…

The year is 1860, and settlers continue the harsh journey west, with telegraph poles being erected along the way to ease communication across the vast often empty landscape. A corrupt wealthy businessman, however, aims to stop the construction of the telegraph in his territory to maintain control. He manipulates the local Indian tribe into rising up, dismantling the lines, and attacking workers, claiming it’s in their best interest. Enter military man John Trent (John Wayne), whose best friend was killed…

Saturday Night Shorts: Film 268

The masked Maddog Quinn is an infamous outlaw on the run from lawmen in the wild frontier, a place simply called "The State." It’s a rugged land dominated by bad men, guns, horses, and steam technology that's far beyond its time and Maddog is on a dangerous quest to procure an essential tool for survival.

It's been six days since my last film review, and I believe that’s the longest stretch in three or four…

"Just think of it. A hundred and fifty pure bred sons of bitches on horseback and you facing them. Alone..... "

A man who goes by the name "Nobody" is as immature as he is quick on the draw and precise with his sharpshooting. He idolizes a legendary old gunman from the glory days named Jack Beauregard, who wants nothing more than to raise five hundred dollars to take a boat to retirement in Europe. A man he aims to…