Bravados

Pros: Gregory Peck, Henry Silva, scenery, issues of vengeance/justice

Cons: Joan Collins, filtering daytime shots to masquerade as night-time

The Bottom Line: A great 1950s western of particular current relevance and showcasing a great performance by Gregory Peck

Review: I wouldn't go quite as far as Bob Dylan (in "Brownsville Girl") that I'd see Gregory Peck in anything (I draw the line at "David and Bathsheba"), but I'd watch most any Gregory Peck film I haven't seen and many that I have. Being a big fan of the 1950...

Pros: Tight, pointed story; excellent performances.

Cons: James Fenimore Cooper appears to have left us a legacy of cinematic offenses as well.

The Bottom Line: The Bravados is one of the finest Westerns I have ever seen. It is strongly plotted and brilliantly paced and actually quite philosophical.

Review: The entire populace of the town of Rio Arriba has gathered in the local church, where the priest encourages everyone to pray for the four thieving murderers who are to be hanged the following morning. Even Deputy Primo gets to hear the sermon, having...