Contemporary Western
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Sep 25, 2026
David BellHOST
gotcha.
David BellHOST
It's like a contemporary or neo-Western.
David BellHOST
No, I don't think
Tom RymanHOST
so.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
So you can kind of see what the bits might look like.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
It's not structured like a typical feature, but yeah, neo-Western crime thriller elements, but then also this kind of very kind of golden hour estranged father-daughter coming together storyline.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
And yeah, the sort of A glimpse into a different kind of a life.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
And I think that's really a powerful cinema experience.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
So you can kind of see what the bits might look like.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
It's not structured like a typical feature, but yeah, neo-Western crime thriller elements, but then also this kind of very kind of golden hour estranged father-daughter coming together storyline.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
And yeah, the sort of A glimpse into a different kind of a life.
Steve NewellCORRESPONDENT
And I think that's really a powerful cinema experience.
DogeHOST
And aside from this obviously being a Christmas action movie first and foremost, it also has a very strong Western vibe where Santa is our lone hero riding into town, the mall, and helping the villagers, shop owners, in need.
DogeHOST
Polygon goes on to describe it as a violent neo-Western set in a mall where Santa shoots criminals with a bow and arrow.
JordanHOST
Yeah, dude.
JordanHOST
Everything you just said sounds amazing.
Adam WingardSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, I mean, um, I've worked with the same production designer since Your Next, uh, Tom Hammick, and he's sort of my secret weapon.
Adam WingardSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, you know, like, we, we kind of saw this film as sort of, like, in addition to, you know, bringing out the spirit of the '80s and '90s, we kind of saw it as being a little bit of a neo-Western.
Adam WingardSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so we designed the trailer park from scratch.
Adam WingardSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He, he, he got all those trailers.
Cameron ChapmanHOST
He's the, he's the goat as they say.
Cameron ChapmanHOST
Um, and, uh, so this is kind of a, a late, you know, Neo Western from John Houston and crew.
Cameron ChapmanHOST
So that's in two weeks, in two weeks on, uh, horses on film.
Cameron ChapmanHOST
In the meantime, Dave, where on the internet can we find you?
Thomas MarianiGUEST
The weird thing is, I remember when this was announced, I initially heard, like, it was kind of a weird Western.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
And then watching it, I was like, yeah, this does kind of have, like, a weird neo-Western quality to it.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
Where, like, Lordy's, like, you know, instead of on a horse, he's with his dog in, like, an airplane.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
And there are marauders that are coming around that are kind of supposed to symbolize sort of, like, Native Americans to some degree.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
And then there's one sequence in particular that we need to probably elaborate on.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
I won't spoil it.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
But that felt very similar to another kind of weird neo-Western.
Thomas MarianiGUEST
One of my favorite movies, Escape from New York.
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