102. Kelly Reichardt: Meek’s Cutoff

As voted for on our Patreon, we return to Kelly Reichardt with her 2010 Western, Meek’s Cutoff. Ben argues that no discussion of the American Western is complete without Reichardt’s film, Wilson highlights the film’s fraught production that miraculously led to its poetic ending, and Eli frames the film within the larger context of America’s problematic Manifest Destiny. We get serious, analytical and near-academic with Reichardt’s masterwork… all the way until you hear us try on our best impressions of Bruce Greenwood’s Stephen Meek as Wallace from Wallace and Gromit. (?????)Get lost at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:Kelly Reichardt on WTF with Marc MaronSundance interviewLast of the BuffaloAmerican ProgressTimestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:04:42 Plot Summary00:05:54 General reactions00:09:22 Eli loves the ending00:13:24 The film as a Western00:15:53 Production context00:18:20 How she got that ending00:22:10 The Western is distinctly American00:24:20 American mythology00:28:21 As "feminist" Western00:30:59 Stephen Meek00:33:15 Not your typical Western00:37:39 Chaos and destruction00:39:41 Actors00:40:36 Mishandling of Reichardt's releases00:45:25 Cinematography00:50:47 Why 4:300:56:33 What's in store for Reichardt01:00:02 Outro