One of the greatest revisionist Westerns ever made, a movie that is often described as an “anti-Western” for how frequently it subverts conventions of the genre, is currently streaming for free in the United States. Trust noted Western aficionado Quentin Tarantino, however, to find fault with it. Tarantino has subverted Western tropes himself over the years, in movies such as Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. But when Robert Altman did it in 1971 with McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Tarantino thought that at least a part of Altman’s movie was “ugly.” The 1971 film was headlined by Warren Beatty, who Tarantino was convinced directed himself.
In an appearance on the Pure Cinema Podcast, Tarantino said that he has a complicated relationship with the movie in question, which also featured Julie Christie. “I think the first reel of the movie is the worst-mixed reel in the history of Hollywood cinema,” Tarantino declared in his trademark fashion, adding, “There’s a level of incompetence to the mix that Hollywood never really goes below.” He said that when he first watched the movie on VHS, he found the first act to be noticeably ugly and gave up. He tried to watch the movie a second time, but gave up again. It was only when he found a 35mm print and thought of gifting it to Richard Linklater that he gave the film another shot and had a completely different reaction.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
Here’s Where You Can Watch the Revisionist Western for Free
He said, “I really, really liked it. The first 20 minutes, the sound mix is still dreadful. It’s abysmal. But you get caught up in the movie, and it envelops you and Beatty envelops you and Christie envelops you, and then the whole end––I think it’s just perfect.” Tarantino is now putting together his long-rumored final film. Little has been revealed about it, but Tarantino’s cinematographer, Robert Richardson, recently revealed that the project will enter production in 2027. In the meantime, the filmmaker’s fans can look forward to The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Written by Tarantino and directed by David Fincher, the new movie is getting an IMAX run in November ahead of its Netflix debut in December. Meanwhile, McCabe & Mrs. Miller is streaming for free on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
