The Extra Credits cover image

The Extra Credits

Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Triumphs and Suffers as an American Epic

Oct 23, 2023
02:03:31

Kelsi and Trey explore Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon as a semi-successful epic portrait of the systematic attacks on the Osage Nation and the racist robbery of their oil-induced wealth in 1920s Oklahoma. When the audience is shown this terror through Mollie’s (Lily Gladstone) eyes, the movie triumphs. However, when the film turns into a misplaced internal battle of white guilt in courtrooms and jail cells between Earnest (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Hale (Robert De Niro) with mostly no Osage people in sight, the movie suffers. 


Become a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠


Patreon link: ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/TheExtraCredits?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link⁠


Interview with Christopher Cote


Send requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: extracreditspod@gmail.com


Please rate and review us on your podcast platform!⁠


Follow our Letterboxd: ⁠The Extra Credits⁠⁠⁠

Follow our Instagram: ⁠@theextracredits⁠⁠⁠

Follow our Twitter: ⁠@theextracredits⁠⁠⁠

Follow our Tik Tok: ⁠The Extra Credits

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode