After a two-part transition from Season 1 to Season 2, we're finally off to the races with "New Money." This episode sees the unlikely return of Garret Dillahunt to Deadwood. He previously portrayed the coward Jack McCall, but here he debuts an equally consequential character: Mr. Wolcott, also known as Mr. … Continue Reading
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
“Let the past die,” says Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) to Rey (Daisy Ridley) at a pivotal moment in The Last Jedi. It’s a surprising line to hear … Continue Reading
Austin Film Festival 2017: Lady Bird
Lady Bird is more than a time capsule. Writer-director Greta Gerwig plumbed her own Sacramento adolescence for a work of fiction that’s … Continue Reading
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Hoopleheads: Episode 14 “A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 2”
If "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1" is the mountain of conflict, "Part 2" is the valley. The episode plays like a series of deflations. As Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) slowly makes his way across camp to retrieve his … Continue Reading
Hoopleheads: Episode 13 “A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1”
After a literal year away from the mic, Josh and I are very happy to be back! For the next few weeks, we will be covering Season 2 of Deadwood, beginning with "A Lie Agreed Upon, … Continue Reading
Interview with Nora Twomey, Director of The Breadwinner
Cartoon Saloon has knocked it out of the park ever since they hit the scene in 2009 with The Secret of Kells. Their feature-length movies have consistently garnered praise from critics. Nora Twomey, who co-directed … Continue Reading
Interview with Astrid Goldsmith, Writer/Director of Squirrel Island
In a garage somewhere in Folkestone in Kent, a grey squirrel named Dot begins to move, blinking and stumbling forward as she comes to life. Dot looks around an impenetrable, foreboding forest, rife with … Continue Reading
Ghostwood Radio: “The One-Armed Man”
In contrast to the previous episode's elegiac tone, "The One-Armed Man" is a heated affair. Several plotlines kick into gear, and the lives of the town's residents begin to intersect. Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) … Continue Reading
