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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
In six controversial stories, the film presents a different and exciting life in the Old West. It is a realistic view of those customs, traditions, social life and circumstances within those ancient western regions that seem more exciting and fun and different from our contemporary reality.
17 November 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA
7 December 1949, Pomona, California, USA
6 May 1968, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
11 July 1978, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
9 September 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 27, 2018
Pure, uncut Coen brothers, with a little bit of just about everything they've ever done hiding inside one or more of the chapters.
December 27, 2018
The fatalism and mortality that pervade The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has more in common with the macabre churnings of Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville than Louis L'Amour.
November 18, 2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the perfect Coen Brothers' movie, albeit sliced and diced.
December 22, 2018
In this Western anthology film, the shorts that are the strongest more than make up for the flaws in the others.
November 15, 2018
Taken as a whole, it's smart, snappy filmmaking from the duo who, 30-plus years into their careers, are still revealing new tricks hidden up their sleeves.
November 25, 2018
Those wacky Coens are at it again. And those serious Coens. And those loquacious Coens.
November 15, 2018
You'd think with viewers' short attention spans and love of binge-watching, it would be the perfect format for today. But "Buster Scruggs" is mostly unengaging.
November 16, 2018
After a darkly hilarious musical number, the Buster story loses steam in its goofy closing moments - but that's OK, it's time to move on to the next chapter!
December 27, 2018
The Coens achieve the simple but difficult task of creating refreshing entertainment by resorting to what they do best: cinema as it was meant to be in its golden age. [Full review in Spanish]
December 22, 2018
"The Coens have directed a magnificent nathology not only of the western cinema, but of their own filmography".
December 18, 2018
Though the stories are individually captivating and very much worth the price of admission-see the film on a big screen if you can-they fit together awkwardly.
December 27, 2018
The Coens' signature dry humour and brilliant, often unexpected story rhythms are employed in every chapter to stunning effect.
