Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) by Rod C — 19 Nov 2018

I expected better from the Coen Brothers.

This review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) was written by Rod C on 19 Nov 2018.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has generally received positive reviews.

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Back in the Saddle The Coens struck thank God, after ‘Hail Caesar’, their usual cord with another Western only bettered by ‘True Grit’,…

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It's a perfect summation of the Coen Brothers careers as a whole. Quirky, strange, messy, and fun…

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