Reviews of new to DVD Westerns.
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Ballad of Cable Hogue, The (Blu-ray Review) 19 Jun, 2017
Director Sam Peckinpah referred to ‘Ballad’ as his personal favorite in later years, and...More>>
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Broken Arrow (1950) (Blu-ray Review) 29 May, 2017
'Broken Arrow' may not be best of the Delmer Daves Westerns, but it was his first and probably the...More>>
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Rounders, The (Blu-ray Review) 22 May, 2017
Given that ‘The Rounders’ has always been an affably outdoor Panavision mix of hooch-loving...More>>
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Ride the High Country (Blu-ray Review) 8 May, 2017
In a wonderful burst of unexpected late glory, Randolph Scott (his final film) and Joel McCrea (his...More>>
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Sunset in the West (Blu-ray Review) 1 May, 2017
The ‘Sunset in the West’ bad guys are running a gun-smuggling ring, and you’ll recognize the...More>>
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Night Passage (Blu-ray Review) 17 Apr, 2017
Sometimes an unexpectedly great-looking disc is its own justification if it catches you in a...More>>
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One-Eyed Jacks (Blu-ray Review) 28 Nov, 2016
Marlon Brando’s sole outing as director is the link between the traditional Western with lush...More>>
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Abilene Town (Blu-ray Review) 31 Oct, 2016
Everything about ‘Abilene Town’ is on the high side of boilerplate, which presumably explains...More>>
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3 Bad Men (Blu-ray Review) 12 Sep, 2016
John Ford’s finest silent movie, and his last Western until ‘Stagecoach,’ is a jewel on any...More>>
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Rawhide (Blu-ray Review) 22 Aug, 2016
Nothing that happens here departs too markedly from what we’ve seen in other hostage Westerns, as...More>>
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’Neath the Arizona Skies (Blu-ray Review) 8 Aug, 2016
As one of 16 low-budget “Lone Star” Western releases that John Wayne ground out between 1933...More>>
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Yellow Sky (Blu-ray Review) 18 Jul, 2016
William A. Wellman’s ‘Yellow Sky’ was another of the postwar bread-and-butter Fox studio...More>>
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (Blu-ray Review) 20 Jun, 2016
In terms of Technicolor, to say nothing of its signature John Wayne performance, ‘She Wore a...More>>
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Garden of Evil (Blu-ray Review) 13 Jun, 2016
Set in the late 1880s, this yarn about a goldmine cave-in’s aftermath is fairly basic, but its...More>>
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The King and Four Queens (Blu-ray Review) 23 May, 2016
Looking a little weary on the range, Clark Gable took his one stab at producing a movie with this...More>>
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Hateful Eight, The (Blu-ray Review) 18 Mar, 2016
Director Quentin Tarantino serves up an entertaining Western mystery peppered with clashing...More>>
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Cowboy (Blu-ray Review) 7 Mar, 2016
‘Cowboy’ is no less an example of oddball casting that works, especially since Jack Lemmon...More>>
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Station West (DVD Review) 1 Feb, 2016
More than one interested party has called this Luke Short adaptation “Western film nor,” and,...More>>
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Robbers' Roost (Blu-ray Review) 21 Dec, 2015
This more-fun-than-expected Zane Grey adaptation is mostly a “guy” thing full of familiar...More>>
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Broken Lance (Blu-ray Review) 23 Nov, 2015
A revamping of the 1949 family-oriented banking drama 'House of Strangers' into a Western setting,...More>>
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