Challenge by Andrew.
August 1 - September 15
Progress: 60/60
Average rating: 3,5
🔥 The Outlaw Gauntlet (Advanced Challenge)
Watch 20–30 films over the 6-week stretch and aim to hit as many challenges below as you can.
Double-counting is fair game — if one film hits three targets, holster it proudly.
✅ The Long Ride Checklist
✅ 4 different decades
✅ 4 Westerns made outside the U.S.
✅ 4 films where a train or stagecoach plays a major role
✅ 4 movies with the name of a person or place in the title
✅ 4 films scored by Ennio Morricone, Carter Burwell, or Ry Cooder
✅ 4 movies made for under $10 million
✅ 3 Westerns led by women, made…
Challenge by Andrew.
August 1 - September 15
Progress: 60/60
Average rating: 3,5
🔥 The Outlaw Gauntlet (Advanced Challenge)
Watch 20–30 films over the 6-week stretch and aim to hit as many challenges below as you can.
Double-counting is fair game — if one film hits three targets, holster it proudly.
✅ The Long Ride Checklist
✅ 4 different decades
✅ 4 Westerns made outside the U.S.
✅ 4 films where a train or stagecoach plays a major role
✅ 4 movies with the name of a person or place in the title
✅ 4 films scored by Ennio Morricone, Carter Burwell, or Ry Cooder
✅ 4 movies made for under $10 million
✅ 3 Westerns led by women, made by women, or driven by women behind the scenes
✅ 3 based on true historical outlaws or lawmen
✅ 3 tales about enduring the unforgiving wilderness, isolation, or the brutal conditions of frontier life
✅ 3 featuring non-white or Indigenous with major roles
✅ 3 that blend genres (sci-fi, horror, comedy, animation, etc.)
✅ 2 movies centering around gold, money, or treasure
✅ 2 Westerns that follow a solitary rider on a personal journey
✅ 2 movies longer than 150 minutes
✅ 2 neo-Westerns set in modern or urban frontiers
✅ 2 films featuring iconic standoffs or duels (including high noon showdowns)
🎖 Extra Credit: Slow West (2015), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)