Walker [Criterion Collection]

"Alex Cox's Walker, an audacious and bitterly funny fusion of political satire and historical epic, was savaged by many puzzled critics upon its initial release in 1987, but the film's partisans finally get their day in the sun with this DVD release of the movie from the Criterion Collection, which allows it to be seen to its full advantage for the first time since its poorly handled theatrical release. Walker has been given a widescreen transfer to disc, letterboxed at 1.85:1 and enhanced for a…