The English review – Emily Blunt's sweeping western is a rare, sensational masterpiece

Hugo Blick's revelatory series is a gorgeous, glorious new take on the old west – a lawless land where no one can hear you, or anyone in your way, screamFirst and foremost – don't let the moony opening of The English ("It was in the stars … And we believed in the stars, you and I") put you off. It is completely unrepresentative of the six hours that follow and I want you to

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