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By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 17 Nov 2018

The film is an intriguing experiment for the Coens and it's one that's very rewarding for the viewer…

Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 17 Nov 2018

With The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the Coen brothers sing a different tune, albeit in a minor key. Ah, but what sweet music…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 16 Nov 2018

Will not be to every taste, but for a few of us it's a treasure trove worth re-visiting, whether in small dips, or in another deep-dive…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Nov 2018

If six people walked into a screening of the Coen brothers’ Western anthology The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at six different times, they too…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 16 Nov 2018

Certain segments are far more engaging than others, but overall The Ballad of Buster Scruggs makes for an intriguing piece of anthology storytelling…

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By Anne Brodie (132) for What She Said (131) on 16 Nov 2018

It's occasional magic realism, painful sweetness and unique worldview makes it clearly Coen and is among their best films…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 16 Nov 2018

For all its hot-iron violence, The Ballad is a raucously funny tale, and the humour carries into the second chamber piece, full of actual gallows…

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By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 16 Nov 2018

Those Coen brothers have once again struck storytelling gold by heading to the outdoors…

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By Joe Reid (103) for Decider (264) on 16 Nov 2018

One should never take a Coen Brothers film for granted, but this definitely feels like one of the least of their efforts…

Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Film Festival Today (161) on 16 Nov 2018

Some stories are better than others, but even the best are merely pleasantly diverting, while the bad are distractingly mediocre…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for The ARTery (128) on 16 Nov 2018

These punchy little tales veer from slapstick to tragedy, all working in service of the Coens' fatalistic, class-clown philosophy, according…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 16 Nov 2018

The Coen brothers are past masters of the form and concoct a heady brew of Wild West tales here…

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By Diane Carson (151) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 16 Nov 2018

As usual, the Coens have reinterpreted our mythic tales and jolted our imaginations…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 15 Nov 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…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 15 Nov 2018

The Coens whisk through these stories in impressive fashion as the tone shifts from darkly comical to unexpectedly violent…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 15 Nov 2018

[B]ecause the film comes from Ethan and Joel Coen, it is ... as funny and clever as it is despairing and hopeless…

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By Adrian Hennigan (17) for Haaretz (130) on 15 Nov 2018

Serves as a perfect smorgasbord of their work: Gross yet laugh-out-loud violence, memorable characters, and storylines that are never far from…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 15 Nov 2018

I couldn't recommend it with more of a yee-haw…

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By Hannah Brown (91) for Jerusalem Post (83) on 15 Nov 2018

All six of the stories in the film are riveting and although they knew the film was destined to be seen mainly on the small screen, the Coens…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 15 Nov 2018

If I had to choose a favorite of the six, it would be the Buster Scruggs yarn, but each of the stories is full and complete…

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