No Country for Old Men // Duck, You Sucker!

The Western genre has been around as long as movies themselves. They never really go away because they are so cheap and easy to make. However, what do you get when you take some of the most genuinely talented filmmakers ever, and give them something that just plays around with our long established expectations of what a Western should be. The two movies this week see the first real subversion of the genre, by an Italian filmmaker who had no personal connection to the romantic ideals of the genre, and then eventually with two filmmakers who have redefined American storytelling many times over.

Host: Ciaran Vallely

Guest: Shahbakht