I haven’t seen this one, only read about it in a post on 366 Weird Movies. It was probably not part of the official list or apocrypha, and may have been a short/less than feature length.
From what little I recall, it sounded like a quasi-Western shot in desert-type locations, with a very small cast. There were oddly low-budget choices, like cheaply home-printed or even handwritten crossroads signs, and inexplicable anachronisms such as someone presenting a credit card to pay for lodging.
In spite of remembering these specific details, I don’t seem to be phrasing anything correctly for the search engine at 366 to dig up my answer. Still trying, though. In the meantime, does this ring a bell for anyone?
Well, I should be able to figure this out, but your description isn’t ringing a bell. Perhaps Oblivion–but that’s not very recent.
Since I Can’t think of any features that meet this description, it probably was a short, or maybe even just something mentioned in a film festival roundup. I’ll keep thinking about it, if you can’t come up with any more details.
Thank you, I don’t think Oblivion is it but I might give that one a watch.
The film I’m remembering very well could’ve been part of a roundup rather than its own post. And I guess I didn’t define “recent” – I mainly mean it’s not from the classic Western heyday. Some vague notion suggests it came out in the past 10-15 years.
There’s an outside chance you’re referring to “Spindrift’s Haunted West”, which has a number of “Western-y” scenes interspersed with performances by the band (small cast?) and some general loitering around trash-strewn areas in a desert landscape.
https://366weirdmovies.com/capsule-spindrifts-haunted-west-2020/
Another possibility that comes to mind is Zachariah, although that’s from way back in 1971.
https://366weirdmovies.com/capsule-zachariah-1971/
Possibly Alex Cox’s Walker (1987)? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(film)
Could also be Straight To Hell, from the same director – https://366weirdmovies.com/capsule-straight-to-hell-1987/
Good call. The story takes place in Nicaragua during the real filibuster by an American loose cannon (circa 1850’s. They are traveling in a stagecoach and someone pulls out a copy of TIME magazine.
That might be it.
Another longshot is “Get Mean”: https://366weirdmovies.com/capsule-get-mean-1976/