The longest and closest to a short film is 'The Gal Who Got Rattled,' about an unlucky young woman stuck in a westward bound wagon train and tragically unable to stand up for herself. Deep themes about nature and hard work await. Arguably the best, âAll Gold Canyon,â? features Tom FUCKING Waits as a prospector willing to go through hell and high water to find everyoneâ(TM)s favorite precious metal. James Franco is game, but its chief contribution is a now ubiquitous meme featuring the doomed protagonist sardonically saying, âFirst time?â? 'Meal Ticket' is a cold and near wordless yarn about a sleazy con-artist/business man played by Liam FUCKING Neeson using a theatrically trained amputee traveling the chilly north. 'Near Algodones' concerns bank robbery and hangings. This opening bit may be jarring for some, with its mixing of horrific violence and outlandish humor, but it works and the other 5 tales are of a moreâ¦grounded nature. Tim Blake Nelson kills it, literally, and it serves as a parable for never underestimating your opponent. The first and titular story is an off-beat send up and homage to the singing cowboys of early to mid-20th century imagination, such as Roy Rogers. Personally, for me, I thought the second half (or latter 3) of the 6 tales were the best, yet all have some interesting factor going on. Furthermore, like the dime novel frontier tales it emulates, all the stories have a central moral theme.

And as youâ(TM)d expect from the Coen Brothers, almost all of them have a tragicomic edge. Though often bizarre and odd, Scruggs is an anthology of western vignettes, each with its own themes and tones. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs belongs to the former. That chasm separates films and television of innovative and great material from utter dog shit. And Iâ(TM)ve noticed even within the last few months a gap has formed and widened. Iâ(TM)ve mentioned before that Netflix has acquired a checkered history in regard to its original content. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1

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