The Popcornhead Podcast

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Each week we will be analysing a different film, past or present, the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly. We’ll talk pre-production, filming, our own thoughts, any historical context, and the occasional wormhole, things can get a little weird around here.

So if you enjoy film analysis from an often comical perspective, this is definitely for you!

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The Searchers (1956): Part 1

June 05, 2024 • Gavin Wilton, Tom Brady, Rory Moore • Season 1 • Episode 6

Join us as we take on the gargantuan task of gulping down John Ford's classic western The Searchers.

Delving into this cinematic masterpiece, we explore the burning questions: Is it a white supremacist propaganda film? Who's really the film's antagonist? And what led John Wayne to become the cowboy Captain America?

This week we nosh down on Messrs Ford and Wayne's strange on and off-set habits, their respective legacies, and controversies, next week we move onto the film itself.

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