The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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2018
Comedy, Drama, Western

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Love the format of this one. The quality of the stories varies from good to perfection, but once the end credits start to roll, you get a one big picture…
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Down by Law

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1986
Crime, Drama, Comedy

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Not easy to watch, lots of long takes, and at some point – magic. These trademarks of Jarmusch are particularly clear in this movie, which is probably the best of…
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Seven Psychopaths

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2012
Comedy, Crime

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.

A lighter version of In Bruges, from the same director. The scenario is above average for these kind of movies – funny and not too stupid – but the cast…
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