Supercontext: An Autopsy Of Media

This 2017 film, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, is trying to be a respectful crime drama set on a Native American reservation. We discuss Sheridan's mission and choices, as well as the criticism and praise it received for its depiction. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Wind River Skinwalkers Stephen Graham Jones Longmire Additional Resources: Wind River Is an Overwritten Mystery-Thriller With a Crazily Powerful Ending The Moody, Mixed Messages of Wind River The Truth Behind This Year's Most Shocking Film, Wind River 'Wind River': Taylor Sheridan on Why He Needed to Make This Modern Western Taylor Sheridan: 'The big joke on reservations is the white guy that shows up and says: "My grandma is Cherokee"' What’s So Hard About Casting Indian Actors in Indian Roles? Movie Review: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Wind River’ is Gripping, Realistic and Beautifully-Crafted Three Billboards, Wind River and Hollywood's Represe