way to cooking up the all-time great spaghetti western, Sergio Leone began here with star Clint Eastwood, eager to break out of his “white hat” TV persona and take his craft and career to the next level. Together they birthed an anti-hero who would become (also new to 4K) and (released last year). While neither are direct sequels, rather tonally similar vehicles for their soft-spoken, steely-eyed creation, this unofficial “trilogy” is defined by its originality, brutality, and a protagonist who is ruthless yet strangely fallible. has an esteemed pedigree, essentially a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s , the story about a town controlled by two rival gangs and the stranger who gets in the middle, stirring up trouble to achieve his own ends. Saddle up for a wild ride and a crucial chapter in genre history.
