
Should you watch Skull and Crown? Only if you have a massive soft spot for golden-age westerns and don't mind the fact that the dog is basically playing Sherlock Holmes with fur. It’s the kind of movie that doesn't pretend to be high art. It’s barebones, it’s dusty, and it moves at the speed of a horse-drawn wagon. The...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Should you watch Skull and Crown? Only if you have a massive soft spot for golden-age westerns and don't mind the fact that the dog is basically playing Sherlock Holmes with fur. It’s the kind of movie that doesn't pretend to be high art. It’s barebones, it’s dusty, and it moves at the speed of a horse-drawn wagon. The plot is simple: Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. watches his human get taken out, and the rest of the movie is just him making sure the bad guy gets what’s coming to him. It’s not exactly Sodom an..."

George Chesebro
Carl Krusada, James Oliver Curwood, Bennett Cohen
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