Appaloosa

A surprisingly intelligent and complicated Western, Appaloosa will hopefully be a sign that we can still make new, compelling Westerns after Unforgiven took all the old tropes out back and put them out of their misery. It's a rich time in American history, and quite possibly the nearest thing we have to samurai stories (as the rich cross-pollination between the two genres shows), medieval stories notwithstanding.

The film constantly surprised and pleased me by taking the more difficult and fresh path. Although I never saw a trailer for it and it's not being widely shown, I strongly recommend you go see this if you like mature films that give you plenty to ponder.