Tag Archives: Western

Pulp Appeal: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is the latest release by the Coen Brothers and just so happens to be part of Netflix’s original catalog. The amount of talent represented is noteworthy. The writing is excellent. But, at the end of … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: Firefly (and Serenity)

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

  There aren’t many self-respecting fans of science fiction who haven’t at least heard about the masterpiece Fox television show Firefly, sadly cut down in its prime by network executives without a clue. At the time of its release, I … Continue reading →

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Pulp Consumption: Magnificent Seven (1960)

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

What do you get when you remake a classic samurai movie by Akira Kurosawa, only give it an all-star Hollywood cast and set in the old West? THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN[1]! Starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

A few weeks back Matt discussed one version of a character known in the west as “The Man with No Name.” Akira Kurosawa wrote and directed Yojimbo, starring B&B favorite Toshiro Mifune, about a nameless ronin who moves from town … Continue reading →

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Pulp Consumption: High Plains Drifter

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

If I had to pick one movie that captures the concept of Weird Western, that movie is the 1973 Clint Eastwood vehicle HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER[1]. The plot is enigmatic enough, a stranger without a name rides into the town of … Continue reading →

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