Many thanks to Matt Zoller Seitz for lending his insights on the film for this video essay. I and many other New Yorkers will miss Matt as he and his family embark upon the next frontier of their life, coincidentally in the same state as the pilgrims in this film. I can’t help but draw a parallel between Josey Wales and Matt – as individualistic as they both are, they can’t help but draw a crowd of supporters around them.