Hellbent for Letterbox
@hellbentforletterbox.com
The monthly podcast all about the Western genre in movies, TV, books, and comics. Started 2016
Hosted by
@michaelmay.bsky.social
@paxholley.com
@hellbentcookie.bsky.social
Hosted by
@michaelmay.bsky.social
@paxholley.com
@hellbentcookie.bsky.social
Nick Derington
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January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Nick Derington
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New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finish a double-feature of 2017 Westerns with Scott Cooper's Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Wes Studi, and Rosamund Pike.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finish a double-feature of 2017 Westerns with Scott Cooper's Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Wes Studi, and Rosamund Pike.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2026/01/host...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2026/01/host...
Happy Guy Williams Day!
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Happy Guy Williams Day!
New Episode! @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social discuss The Ballad of Lefty Brown starring Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Jim Caveziel, and Tommy Flannagan.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
New Episode! @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social discuss The Ballad of Lefty Brown starring Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Jim Caveziel, and Tommy Flannagan.
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www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2026/01/the-...
Raquel Welch
December 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Raquel Welch
Ella Raines
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ella Raines
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
If you see this, share a Western vid or GIF
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you see this, share a Western vid or GIF
Frontier Crucible (2025)
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Frontier Crucible (2025)
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com welcome back @shawnrobare.com to finish this year's spooky season double-feature with the little-known The Devil's Mistress.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com welcome back @shawnrobare.com to finish this year's spooky season double-feature with the little-known The Devil's Mistress.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/11/the-...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/11/the-...
Frontier Crucible (2025)
October 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Frontier Crucible (2025)
New Episode! @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social are joined by their @crestwoodhouse.bsky.social co-host @shawnrobare.com to talk about the horror Western Ravenous from 1999 starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/rave...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/rave...
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New Episode! @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social are joined by their @crestwoodhouse.bsky.social co-host @shawnrobare.com to talk about the horror Western Ravenous from 1999 starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/rave...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/rave...
It's been on our list a long time, but @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finally get around to talking about Appaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris. It also stars Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/appa...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/appa...
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's been on our list a long time, but @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finally get around to talking about Appaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris. It also stars Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/appa...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/10/appa...
After an unexpected end-of-summer hiatus, @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social are back to finish up their Willie Nelson double header with Red Headed Stranger, also starring Morgan Fairchild, Katharine Ross, RG Armstrong, and Royal Dano.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
After an unexpected end-of-summer hiatus, @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social are back to finish up their Willie Nelson double header with Red Headed Stranger, also starring Morgan Fairchild, Katharine Ross, RG Armstrong, and Royal Dano.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/09/red-...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/09/red-...
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com watch one of Michael's favorite '80s Westerns, Barbarosa starring Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, and Gilbert Roland.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/07/barb...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/07/barb...
July 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com watch one of Michael's favorite '80s Westerns, Barbarosa starring Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, and Gilbert Roland.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/07/barb...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/07/barb...
Thanks to a listener's suggestion, @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com watch Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson, and Brian Keith in The Violent Men!
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May 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thanks to a listener's suggestion, @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com watch Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson, and Brian Keith in The Violent Men!
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www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/05/the-...
New Episode! Celebrate @paxholley.com’s birthday today with him and @michaelmay.bsky.social talking about There Was a Crooked Man... starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.
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May 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New Episode! Celebrate @paxholley.com’s birthday today with him and @michaelmay.bsky.social talking about There Was a Crooked Man... starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, and John Randolph.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/05/ther...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/05/ther...
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com 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.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/tall...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/tall...
March 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com 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.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/tall...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/tall...
In case you missed it earlier this week, @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social continue watching OK Corral movies with John Ford’s My Darling Clementine starring Henry Fonda and Victor Mature.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In case you missed it earlier this week, @paxholley.com and @michaelmay.bsky.social continue watching OK Corral movies with John Ford’s My Darling Clementine starring Henry Fonda and Victor Mature.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/my-d...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/03/my-d...
For Valentine's Day, @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com 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.
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www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/02/the-...
February 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For Valentine's Day, @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com 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.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/02/the-...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/02/the-...
Cover by Ray Johnson
January 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Cover by Ray Johnson
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finally revisit Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a movie that Michael liked on first viewing, but Pax didn't, and neither has seen in a very long time.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/01/the-...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/01/the-...
January 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New Episode! @michaelmay.bsky.social and @paxholley.com finally revisit Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a movie that Michael liked on first viewing, but Pax didn't, and neither has seen in a very long time.
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/01/the-...
www.hellbentforletterbox.com/2025/01/the-...
Annie Oakley
January 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Annie Oakley