Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) by Ian F — 03 Dec 2018

Simply exceptional. 6 unique and wholly engaging stories.

This review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) was written by Ian F on 03 Dec 2018.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mani P (17) on 09 Jan 2019

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the new Coen brothers film. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a anthology movie with 6 different storyâ(TM)s…

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A dark movie, with some great storytelling about humans and their true selves. It was really just beautifully done. Loved it…

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The first four vignettes are clearly better than the final two, we get both the best and worst of the Coens…

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