The Conqueror 02/22/25

This Golden Turkey embarrassment is far too entertaining to be dismissed as a mere Bad Movie — Howard Hughes’ ode to Mongol barbarians does have perhaps the worst-cast star role of all time, and every third dialogue line is fall-down hilarious, but it’s great fun. John Wayne, Susan Hayward and Pedro Armendariz give it their best. So do a dozen tough guys from westerns and war films, outfitted in the weirdest costumes imaginable. The joke’s not on any of them — we applaud their commitment. Dick Powell’s second units whip up fine action sequences, churning up that red Utah dust — that was lethally radioactive. On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
02/22/25