Episode 50. The Taylor Sheridan Experience: Wind River

Wind River is the directorial debut of actor/screenwriter Taylor
Sheridan. Coming off of Sicario and Hell or High Water,
expectations were high, and he knocks it out of the park again,
with some fine performances from the requisite Marvel Avengers
Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, and Sheridan staples such as
Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal and Kelsey Asbille.

But before we travel to a Wyoming Native American reservation,
Goodman asks Dre an essential life question: who would you rather
hang out with for 24 hours, Tom Cruise or Nicolas Cage?

Then we have to talk about what we watched this week. Dre
finished off the first season (more to come?) of the sci-fi
philosophical drama Raised by Wolves directed in part by Ridley
Scott and his son, Luke; the largely naturalistic and improvised
film, The Comedy, starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Tim
& Eric fame (on Criterion—#MoneyBagsDre); and the Ang Lee
super-high frame-rate (120 fps) misfire, Billy Lynn's Long
Halftime Walk, starring Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker,
Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin and the living legend, Vin
Diesel.

While Goodman re-watched the solid, fast-zombie sequel 28
Weeks Later (in honor of Jeremy Renner) directed by Juan
Carlos Fresnadillo (who did Intacto) and watched the movie that
Dre recently watched, Wild Mountain Thyme, starring Emily Blunt,
50 Shades' Jamie Dornan, Christopher Walken and featuring the
most ridiculous 3rd act reveal he's seen in quite a long
time.

Then  we get into Wind River, and discuss what it means to
be a warrior and a survivor, including the cast, the quotes,
trivia and more!

Coming up next week we close out The Taylor Sheridan
Experience with his latest written and directed feature now out
on HBO Max, Those Who Wish Me Dead, starring
Angelina Jolie, Jon Bernthal and Nicholas Hoult.
SONG CREDITS:
Theme music: "70s Funk" by Frank Cogliano
Closing music: "This is My Jam" by Will Van De Crommert