This week, we discuss two films written and directed by John Sayles.

The first is Matewan (1987), an historical drama which depicts a tense labour struggle in 1920s West Virginia, where coal miners, faced with brutal oppression from company enforcers, unite in a fight for their rights.

The second is Lone Star (1996), a neo-Western which unravels a decades-old mystery in a Texas border town, as a sheriff investigating a skeleton’s discovery uncovers buried secrets that challenge his understanding of history and identity.

Timestamps

What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Mike Rice: Nasty Character, September 5, The Accountant

Matewan (00:16:00)

Lone Star (00:45:20)

Coin toss (01:07:40)

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