Hellbent for Letterbox
Paxton Holley and Michael May hit the dusty trail in search of great Westerns
Thursday, May 8, 2025
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Pax and Michael talk about the twisty Western comedy starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Michael and Pax check out Young John Wayne and Ella Raines in the Western mystery Tall in the Saddle. The movie also features Gabby Hayes and Ward Bond.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Pax and Michael continue watching OK Corral movies with this acclaimed adaptation by John Ford starring Henry Fonda and Victor Mature.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Dead Don't Hurt (2023)
For Valentine's Day, Michael and Pax watch the Western romance, The Dead Don't Hurt, written and directed by Viggo Mortensen. Mortensen also wrote the score and acted alongside the movie's real star, Vicky Krieps. The film also features Danny Huston and Deadwood favorites W Earl Brown and Ray McKinnon.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957)
Pax and Michael discuss another OK Corral movie, this one starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Wyatt and Doc. And with appearances by DeForest Kelley, Jack Elam, and Dennis Hopper.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Michael and Pax finally revisit Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a movie that Michael liked on first viewing, but Pax didn't, and neither has seen in a very long time.
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Old Way (2023)
Pax and Michael watch The Old Way, starring Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, and Nick Searcy.
Michael also talks about The 3 Mesquiteers and Louis Brooks in Overland Stage Raiders (1938) and the Sam Houston biopic Man of Conquest (1939).
Michael also talks about The 3 Mesquiteers and Louis Brooks in Overland Stage Raiders (1938) and the Sam Houston biopic Man of Conquest (1939).
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