b'Starring John Wayne in his eighth (or so) cinematic outing with \\u201ca guy who just makes westerns\\u201d--Ford\\u2019s own self-deprecating assessment. The Searchers is a beautiful and brutal film, running the gamut from familial love to the darkest racism. And John Ford, at a time in his career when many are resting on their laurels, pushed into new territory, reinventing the western and giving us one of the most soul-satisfying films ever.'