Hellbent for Letterbox

Michael May and Paxton Holley

Western movies, TV, and more

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    The Devil's Mistress (1965)

    Michael and Pax welcome back Shawn Robare to finish this year's spooky season double-feature. We're watching the little-known The Devil's Mistress about a gang of ruthless outlaws who stumble across the wrong cabin on their run from justice.

    7 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    Ravenous (1999)

    Mike and Pax are joined by their Crestwood House co-host to talk about the horror western Ravenous from 1999 starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle.

    24 October 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Appaloosa (2008)

    It's been on our list a long time, but Michael and Pax finally get around to talking about Appaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris. It also stars Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons, and is based on the novel by Robert B Parker.

    10 October 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Red Headed Stranger (1986)

    In this episode Mike and Pax finish up a Willie Nelson double header with Red Headed Stranger from 1986.

    24 September 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Barbarosa (1982)

    Michael and Pax watch one of Michael's favorite '80s Westerns, Barbarosa starring Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, and Gilbert Roland.

    4 July 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

    Mike and Pax cover another Peckinpah. Will they love it or hate it? Listen to find out!

    20 June 2025, 3:41 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    The Violent Men (1955)

    Thanks to a listener's suggestion, Michael and Pax watch Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson, and Brian Keith in Rudolph Maté's The Violent Men. The movie also features Dianne Foster and Richard Jaeckel. It begins with a couple of classic Western tropes, but takes them in surprising and dark directions.

    23 May 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

    In this episode Mike and Pax talk about a twisty western comedy called There Was a Crooked Man starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.

    9 May 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 24 seconds
    Tall in the Saddle (1944)

    Michael and Pax check out Young John Wayne and Ella Raines in the Western mystery Tall in the Saddle. The movie also features Gabby Hayes and Ward Bond.

    28 March 2025, 6:13 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    My Darling Clementine (1946)

    In this episode Mike and Pax continue watching OK Corral movies with this acclaimed adaptation by John Ford starring Henry Fonda and Victor Mature.

    19 March 2025, 8:03 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    The Dead Don't Hurt (2023)

    For Valentine's Day, Michael and Pax watch the Western romance, The Dead Don't Hurt, written and directed by Viggo Mortensen. Mortensen also wrote the score and acted alongside the movie's real star, Vicky Krieps. The film also features Danny Huston and Deadwood favorites W Earl Brown and Ray McKinnon.

    14 February 2025, 6:00 am
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