Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

I'd never heard of this film (even though it came out several years ago), until I came across it in covid-dazed mindless scrolling through reels on Facebook. I almost never do this, but I sought out the film and watched it (lots of time during covid, I can't do much else). Unlike many reviewers I think it's great - beautifully filmed, lots of great actors, and cleverly crafted if somewhat bleak stories, each one perfect in its own right as a critique of the American dream and fantasies about the Old West.

Well worth watching.

It's on Netflix but I foolishly watched it via informal channels, meaning I had to faff about with USB stick unecessarily.