Episode 265: ‘God’s Country’ with Roxana Hadadi
A chilly modern Western straight out of Sundance
Maximum Film! · Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde
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Show Notes
The Montana winter isn’t the only thing ice-cold and unrelenting in God’s Country, directed by newcomer Julian Higgins and starring Thandiwe Newton. We’ve got Vulture’s TV critic and film writer Roxana Hadadi along to unpack all that this indie is bringing us. (Btw, today’s conversation is relatively spoiler-free.)
Then we’ll play a word quiz inspired by the title of this week’s movie.
What’s Good
Alonso - Hallmark’s upcoming slate, especially The Holiday Sitter
Drea - Kitchen deep clean
Roxana - newly planted White Oak tree
ITIDIC
- Tom Hardy Quietly Entered a Local Martial Arts Tournament Last Week
- Jon Hamm Gave Back Over Half His Salary to Extend Confess, Fletch Shoot Saoirse Ronan will lead the cast of Steve McQueen’s upcoming World War II Movie
Read the short story Winter Light
Sound of Metal is out on Criterion with an intro essay by Roxana Hadadi
Staff Picks
Drea - Athena (2022)
Alonso - Benediction (2022)
Roxana - Athena and The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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With:
Alonso Duralde
Drea Clark
Roxana Hadadi
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher
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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher