Weird West Radio: The Old Way [Review]

Weird West Radio: Butcher’s Crossing [Review]

[https://RMDMedia.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/image_carousel_thumbs/wwr204-150x150-rldbsrf5y6yovj8or3metnc8no1x9cddkv95zymzpg.jpg]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...

The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 [Coverage] – Part 3

[https://RMDMedia.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/image_carousel_thumbs/revolve194promo1-150x150-rips6gpcds3ht5uid02uha730q4393jwplj7hn4hfo.jpg]In Part 3 of our 2026 Oscars coverage, the hosts return after the Oscars’ ceremony to discuss winners and losers. Host(s) Thomas Cowley, Michael Flores, Dave Sabal

The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 [Coverage] – Part 2

[https://RMDMedia.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/image_carousel_thumbs/revolve194promo1-150x150-rips6gpcds3ht5uid02uha730q4393jwplj7hn4hfo.jpg]In Part 2 of our 2026 Oscars coverage, the hosts return after watching the nominated films to break down the race for the 98th Academy Awards. With the viewing complete, the conversation shifts from speculation to evaluation: which films truly deserve the praise, which nominations feel misplaced, and which contenders have the strongest path to the...

Train Dreams, Smashing Machine and More [Oscar Bonus]

[https://RMDMedia.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/image_carousel_thumbs/AAAABUwp8n_MMRl5B5BDBNF683LLzWDVC6__g_bFQO2WcGstsY-WZYotdhN-cQTBjAf5palHJCbbP6fIubaMCvdZrFhv8xw-LUz1ppah-150x150-rk4mostpwly9x8u4cx5cb2fhxdlldldqw2xvwj04zo.jpg]In this episode, we offer a few thoughts on the Oscar-nominated Train Dreams and how it successfully achieves what so many films cannot. Also, a few quick thoughts on other Oscar-adjacent films. Host(s) Thomas Cowley, Michael Flores

Weird West Radio: The Old Way [Review]

[https://RMDMedia.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/image_carousel_thumbs/wwr203promo1-150x150-rj0aerp8mdsjfdejp83slr7r9v2rwccb41wna43c5g.jpg]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 fragile redemption, inherited trauma, and the unsettling cost of survival in the Weird West. Host(s) Mike, Dave