One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

 

After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California. 

Superior Western offers a psychologically complex revenge story with great performances and beautiful cinematography,  but is not always coherent in its characterizations, and the romance is not quite convincing.

Halliwell  (no star): "Grossly self-indulgent Western controlled (unwisely) by its star, full of solemn pauses and bouts of violence." 

Maltin***: "Fascinating but flawed psychological Western...Visually striking, and a rich character study, but overlong."

Stridulum (1979)

 

The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil. 

After an interesting Jodorowsky-like opening sequence this star-studded horror flick descends into a wildly incohesive Omen wannabee; some weird sequences do make it watchable, though.

Halliwell (no star): "Fussy direction, minimal acting and a plot that makes little sense combine to create an incoherent movie."

Maltin**: "...this passable time-killer wastes a good cast in yet another OMEN rip-off; too bad Huston or Peckinpah couldn't have directed as well." 

Sam Peckinpah

 

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Peckinpah

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)