Episode 24: The Proposition

This week on Remainders, Darren and Patrick cover the 2005
Australian western The Proposition.

Directed by John Hillcoat (The Road) with a screenplay and score
by Nick Cave, the outback never looked or sounded so violent. The
plot is simple but commanding: a vicious criminal must hunt down
and kill his older brother in order to save his younger brother
from execution.

The poetic nature of death and murder is nothing new to Nick
Cave, and in The Proposition he goes hard on morality in an
immoral world. We also dive into Cave’s post-punk roots and
current status as artistic philosopher, the nature of grieving,
the history of Australian subjugation, new book recommendations,
Paul Thomas Anderson rankings, and wondering how Ray Winstone and
Guy Pearce can act in a swarm without bug repellant.
Australia…what fresh hell is this? 





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