The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) (original) (raw)
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters. (less)
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jack London
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan
Producer: Megan Ellison
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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 8, 2018
7 / 10
Joel and Ethan Coen have managed to create one western classic during their career, working their special magic on an update of �True Grit� in 2010, which also provided a box office smash for the filmmaking siblings, an achievement that often eludes them. One could argue that westerns have always been part of their creative DNA, but they�ve elected to return the genre in an immersive way with �The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,� which presents an anthology tale covering six stories of life and death from the untamed frontier. While it was originally conceived as a television show for Netflix, the C ...read more...