Episode 48: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

This week on Remainders, we talk the 2007 gem The Assassination
of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Partially forgotten and
possibly overshadowed by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be
Blood upon its release, Assassination is absolutely an essential
modern western. Brad Pitt plays Jesse James who is put on a
pedestal by Casey Affleck’s Robert Ford. As Ford idolizes and
fawns over James and tries to become one of the gang, he learns
the man and the myth do not align. A story about paranoia and
disillusionment that is both poetic and dreamlike, elevated by
Roger Deakins’ cinematography and Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’
epic score.


Other topics include the woes of streaming, Kurt Russell battling
Godzilla, what makes for a great film score, the sad Affleck
brothers, and difficulties with tongue twister movie titles.


Songs of the Week


Blame Brett by The Beaches


Ready Steady Go by Solid State Radio


Frank and Jesse James by Warren Zevon


Remainders Jukebox Playlist


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