★★★ “Starring the two and only Jane Russell.” Or, to steal another line from Mr. Hope, “Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands”. It’s surprisingly advanced for its 1948 era, with Russell playing Calamity Jane, who is busted out of prison to go undercover and… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
“I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns, as naturally as they know how to handle babies.” This article was largely inspired by the grainy, less than thirty second film clip above. It shows Wild West heroine Annie Oakley in action, filmed by none other than… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “A girl walks home at night…” This is not exactly subtle in terms of its messaging, or the underling metaphor. But to be honest, I kinda respect that. I’d probably rather know what I’m in for, from the get-go, rather than experiencing a film which thinks it’s going to… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “What the title says.” Martha Jane Cannary Burke, a.k.a. “Calamity Jane” (1852-1903) was a lot of things. But most of all she was the inventor of her own legend. By the end of the 19th century, dime novels based off her alleged adventures already sold very well. Unfortunately, the… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “Calamity Plain.” Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok are two of the most well-known names in the culture of the Wild West, though the reality of both individuals is almost impossible to separate from the myths which surround them. So it’s kinda pointless to complain about historical accuracy in… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★½ “Sisters, doing it for themselves.” I guess it’s equality at work. This film, written by, starring and directed by women, proves that they are every bit as capable as men… Of knocking out vaguely competent, forgettable, low-to-mid tier action films, anyway. #GirlBoss This is another in the ongoing series… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★½ “Well, I did not see THAT coming…” I think it has been a long time since a film has so completely yanked the carpet out from under me. We might have to go back all the way to David Lynch’s Lost Highway, and that was 1997. So it has been… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
