Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Recent Western Officially Hits HBO Max

When Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for Kevin Costner’s ambitious passion project, a four-part Western film franchise that the actor was aiming to self-finance, a cheer erupted among fans of old-school Hollywood studio movies. This was during the heyday of the superhero genre, and in the aftermath of the director-driven blockbuster Oppenheimer’s industry-altering box-office success. Warner Bros. had famously shot itself in the foot with a controversial 2021 release strategy that saw each movie on its slate being released day-and-date on HBO Max and in theaters, resulting in Christopher Nolan publicly severing ties with the studio. Among the many victims of Warner Bros.’ 2021 strategy was Cry Macho, which many believed could have been Clint Eastwood’s final film as a director.