The Pale Door

Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we wrap up our discussions on Nicolas Cage Westerns with a look at Gunslingers (2025), directed by Brian Skiba and starring Nicolas Cage, Stephen Dorff, and Heather Graham. We break down the film’s premise, performances, narrative choices, cinematography, and some of the larger issues that keep the movie...

Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we examine Butcher’s Crossing, a bleak and philosophically charged Western where a young man’s frontier ambitions unravel into a meditation on violence, obsession, and the limits of human will. Anchored by a restrained and unsettling performance from Nicolas Cage, the film reframes the Western not as conquest, but...

Welcome back to Weird West Radio. In this episode, we discuss The Old Way (2023), a bleak revenge western starring Nicolas Cage as a retired gunslinger whose past violence resurfaces after the murder of his wife. We dig into how the film subverts traditional revenge narratives, framing vengeance as moral regression, and explore themes of...

Join Weird West Radio as we delve into Organ Trail (2023), a frontier survival thriller directed by Michael Patrick Jann and penned by Meg Turner. Set against the icy Montana wilderness of the 1870s, the film follows Abigale Archer (Zoé De Grand Maison) as she battles to reclaim her family’s horse from a ruthless gang...

Join Weird West Radio as we dive into The Pale Door, a 2020 horror-western where a botched heist leads two brothers and their gang into a ghost town haunted by witches. We explore the film’s eerie atmosphere, its mix of family drama and supernatural tension, and the chilling impact of its unsettling villains.

In this episode of Weird West Radio, we delve into Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, exploring its blend of classic Western aesthetics with modern, revisionist themes. Tune in as we analyze the film’s grand narrative, striking visuals, and its ambitious take on frontier mythology.

Critique Revolve Presents: Weird West Radio — The hosts review and discuss the 2024 Western, Calamity Jane. Calamity Jane is a 2024 Western film directed by Terry Miles and starring Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell.

In this episode of Weird West Radio:  The hosts review and discuss Fallout. Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky created, the series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, and Walton Goggins. Please show your support by pledging to our Patreon Page....

Today on Weird West Radio:  The hosts sort through all of the recent and upcoming Western releases. Show your support by pledging to our Patreon Page. When you pledge, each month you will receive more Weird West Radio discussions and the exclusive Spaghetti Western Corner monthly show.

In this episode of Weird West Radio:  The hosts review and discuss SISU. Sisu is a 2022 historical action thriller film written and directed by Jalmari Helander. Set in Finnish Lapland during World War II, the film follows a former legendary Finnish commando and gold prospector who attempts to secure his gold and defend himself from a German death squad led by a brutal SS officer. Show your support by...