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Hosts criticize contemporary "female westerns," contrasting styles and casting

3577180 · May 28, 2025
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Brad and Ben discussed a set of contemporary films described as "female westerns," including The Quick and the Dead, The Ballad of Little Joe, Bad Girls and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, debating casting, tone and whether the genre shift is successful.

Brad and Ben, hosts of The Big Picture podcast, devoted a portion of the show to what they called “female westerns,” naming The Quick and the Dead, The Ballad of Little Joe, Bad Girls and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as examples. The hosts debated whether casting established actors (in particular Sharon Stone) and shifting genre conventions produced worthwhile films.

Brad criticized some contemporary…

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