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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

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Release Date: 05/09/2025

Hostiles (2017) show art Hostiles (2017)

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Michael and Pax finish a double-feature of 2017 Westerns with Scott Cooper's Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Wes Studi, and Rosamund Pike.

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The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017) show art The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)

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Mike and Pax discuss the 2017 western Ballad of Lefty Brown starring Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Jim Caveziel, and Tommy Flannagan.

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The Devil's Mistress (1965) show art The Devil's Mistress (1965)

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Michael and Pax welcome back Shawn Robare to finish this year's spooky season double-feature. We're watching the little-known The Devil's Mistress about a gang of ruthless outlaws who stumble across the wrong cabin on their run from justice.

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Ravenous (1999) show art Ravenous (1999)

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Mike and Pax are joined by their Crestwood House co-host to talk about the horror western Ravenous from 1999 starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle.

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Appaloosa (2008) show art Appaloosa (2008)

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It's been on our list a long time, but Michael and Pax finally get around to talking about Appaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris. It also stars Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons, and is based on the novel by Robert B Parker.

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Red Headed Stranger (1986) show art Red Headed Stranger (1986)

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In this episode Mike and Pax finish up a Willie Nelson double header with Red Headed Stranger from 1986.

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Barbarosa (1982) show art Barbarosa (1982)

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Michael and Pax watch one of Michael's favorite '80s Westerns, Barbarosa starring Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, and Gilbert Roland.

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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) show art Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

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Mike and Pax cover another Peckinpah.  Will they love it or hate it?  Listen to find out!

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The Violent Men (1955) show art The Violent Men (1955)

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Thanks to a listener's suggestion, Michael and Pax watch Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson, and Brian Keith in Rudolph Maté's The Violent Men. The movie also features Dianne Foster and Richard Jaeckel. It begins with a couple of classic Western tropes, but takes them in surprising and dark directions.

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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) show art There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

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In this episode Mike and Pax talk about a twisty western comedy called There Was a Crooked Man starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.

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In this episode Mike and Pax talk about a twisty western comedy called There Was a Crooked Man starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.