1202 - Lone Star (1996)

About this episode

The episode discusses John Sayles' film 'Lone Star' and its themes of racism and corruption in a Texas border town.

This is not your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate's neo-noir western. This is John Sayle's interrogating generational legacies of racism, corruption, compromise, and passion in a south Texas border town. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store . T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964).

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Noyes, Charles Peterson

Topics covered

• neo-noir
• western
• generational legacies
• racism
• corruption
• Texas

Keywords

• Lone Star
• John Sayles
• neo-noir
• western
• racism
• corruption
• Texas
• A Hard Day's Night
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lone Star, A Hard Day's Night

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