The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Michael and Pax watch the Coen Brothers' anthology movie, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Plus, Pax listens to the 1001 Stories from the Old West podcast and Michael watches The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) and Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949).

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Hatfields & McCoys (2012)

Pax and Michael try not to break into a blood feud when they delve into the History Channel mini-series Hatfields & McCoys starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.

Plus: Cowboys & Indians magazine, Rachel and the Stranger, and Zorro Rides Again.
 

Comanche Moon (2008)

Michael and Pax return to the world of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove with the chronologically second mini-series in the saga, Comanche Moon, starring Steve Zahn, Karl Urban, Linda Cardellini, Elizabeth Banks, Melanie Lynskey, Wes Studi, and Val Kilmer.

Plus: quick thoughts on Robert McCammon's Trevor Lawson books and the movies Station West (1948) and Westward the Women (1951).

Hang 'Em High (1968)

Pax and Michael talk about the Clint Eastwood classic, Hang ‘Em High. It’s the revenge movie that’s about so much more than just revenge

Plus: Blazing Guns On The Chisholm Trail by Borden Chase, The Further Adventures of Zorro by Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Zorro comics by Matt Wagner, Francesco Francavilla, and Cezar Razek.

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Michael, Pax, and guest Evan Hanson wrap up their Zorro double-feature with the movie that started it all, the silent classic The Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks.

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

Pax and Michael welcome back Evan Hanson to talk about the first movie of a Zorro double-feature on Hellbent. It's Martin Campbell's The Mask of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Anthony Hopkins.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

Michael and Pax watch the Robert Altman revisionist classic, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie with smaller roles for Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, and Rene Auberjonois. 

Pax also checks out Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) and Michael watches a couple of older films: Union Pacific (1939) and Gentle Annie (1944).