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‘The Searchers,’ ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ ‘No Country For Old Men’ and More Arrive on Disc in December
A 'Rocky' collection, 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,' 'Civil War' and 'Ted Lasso' are among the best new Blu-ray and 4K releases in July 2024.
Sam Peckinpah’s final Western (unless you count “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia,” I suppose) has experienced a bumpy ride en route to proper canonization: after it was panned upon initial release in 1973, rediscovered alternate versions (and eventually, reconstructed new ones) slowly rebuilt its reputation as a languid, meditative and beautiful treatise on the fading myth of the American West. Divorced (or at least distanced) from the discourse surrounding its release — curiosity and judgment about its refusal to take sides, or explain the back story of its divisions — may help it play better on the small screen, while that documentary explores how Garland was able create such a vivid and palpable backdrop of war on what may have been A24’s biggest-ever budget (at a reported $40 million), but by Hollywood standards is pocket change. One of Guy Ritchie’s best films, this 2015 riff on the 1964 television series of the same name features a spectacular cast (including Henry Cavill, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and, yes, Armie Hammer) and some of the best spy action you’re likely to see outside of the James Bond franchise.
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