Michael Shannon Movies Blog

 I'm as currently up to date with all things Shannon as I can be, as the half dozen films I have still to find remain elusive. His next project is slated to be 'Buddy' in September of 2026, so before then I thought I'd fire up this placeholder slot on my list for all the Shannon ephemera out there. He does keep himself busy, so the list won't be exhaustive, but feel free to chip in anything else he's done that you enjoyed. Love Letter to Texas  (titles are linked to where you can see them.) This is a short film featuring Shannon that was written and directed by his long time collaborator, Jeff Nichols. It is quite an ethereal piece that sees a down at heel man being rescued by Shannon and taken to a motel room. He steals Shannon's money and heads out into the Texas badlands. The story is narrated by Sissy Spacek and we learn more in flashback of an oil find and a gambling loss and a separation between what I assume to be brothers. There is a redemptive feel ...

  I have vague memories of the 1993 Waco siege and had it down as some religious nutters killing themselves when the government lost patience with them following a long stand-off. This six part TV series covered a lot of ground and looked at both sides of the confrontation. The result was that the government forces came out of it looking worse, but the cultists could have been smarter too. The series opens with Michael Shannon’s character Gary trying to end another hostage incident. This one doesn’t end well and hopefully lessons will be learnt. They aren’t! Meanwhile in Waco Texas, David Koresh is living the high life of a cult leader. Someone does correct us in the show saying that no one in a cult thinks they are in a cult but it all looks a bit cultish to me. Koresh and his right hand man Steve, the ever reliable Paul Sparks, are running a large compound full of families who believe David to be the next coming of Christ. We see him recruit one of the Culkin clan and he...