TMBDOS! Episode 364: "Seven Psychopaths" (2012).

TMBDOS! Episode 364: "Seven Psychopaths" (2012).

From They Must Be Destroyed On Sight! by Lee Russell

March 9, 2026 · 1h 17m · Episode 473

About this episode

Lee and Daniel discuss the film 'Seven Psychopaths' and its commentary on crime films and filmmaking.

Lee and Daniel get a little crazy this week as they talk about Martin McDonagh's "Seven Psychopaths" (2012). A meta commentary on the post-Tatantino crime film, and really just how films are made in general, it features an amazing cast, and the hosts have a lot to dig into this week. Also, in relation to the last episode on "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" (episode 363), the hosts respond to a blog post that makes a good case that the film had some deceptive myth-making behind it from the writer of the source material, Sam Greenlee. Also, Lee talks about what he's been watching as of late. Come out to the desert with us for a shoot-out... or maybe just some deep conversations about violence and redemption. "Seven Psychopaths" IMDB Tim O'Neill's substack article "The Ban that Never Happened". Lee on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd. Listen to Daniel punch Nazis on the I Don't Speak German podcast. Catch Daniel on Bluesky and support his Patreon. Featured Music: "The Unknown Immortal" by Joe Strummer & "The First Cut is the Deepest" by P.P. Arnold.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee Russell, Daniel

Topics covered

  • film analysis
  • meta commentary
  • violence
  • redemption
  • crime film
  • myth-making

Keywords

  • Seven Psychopaths
  • Martin McDonagh
  • film review
  • violence
  • redemption
  • myth-making
  • crime film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Seven Psychopaths

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