I’ve been doing monthly movie themes for long enough now that they are starting to come around again. This is interesting to me because on most months I will pick a theme and try to watch as many movies as I can from that theme, but some work better than others. I’ve been doing Noirvember now for 6 or 7 years and I always look forward to it. But some themes like musicals or the 1960s fizzle out almost before they get started.

Last year I did Westerns in March and quite enjoyed myself. I’ve only really gotten into westerns over the last few years but I got into them in a big way.

Not to get nerdy with numbers but I can actually pinpoint when I really started to get into the genre. Prior to 2019, I would watch a handful of Westerns or less every year. Then in 2019, I watched 11 westerns. I started the year off with a couple of the Man With No Name films, then watched Stagecoach with John Wayne. That set me off watching several more John Wayne films and the year ended with Johnny Guitar, a new favorite. Ever since I’ve watched at least 30 westerns every year. That’s more than a couple Westerns per month.

That doesn’t mean anything to anyone, but I love that kind of stuff. That is why I subscribe to Letterboxd.

Anyway, it is March again and I’ve already seen several Westerns. I look forward to watching many more and hopefully writing about a few.

Here’s the list of film I watched for this series:

Blood on the Moon (1948)
Vera Cruz (1954)
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
The Professionals (1966)
Comanche Station (1960)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
The Searchers (1956)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)