With the downhome nihilism of No Country for Old Men and Fargo, the mythological whimsy of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the back-breaking metaphysical weight of A Serious Man or the cutting capers of Raising Arizona, the whole of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs-shot as a series of awe-inspiring vistas by DP Bruno Delbonnel punctuated by the porous mugs of the pioneers who populate them-sings to an unparalleled canon of genres and tones. Pocket” a cocky outlaw (James Franco) swings between the two sides of fate, his whole life leading to a semi-decent punchline a disparate collection of travelers argue about the vicissitudes of faith while a bounty hunted corpse sits atop their carriage, all five heading towards some ambiguous symbolism and the titular mellifluous gunslinger finally meets his match, making for one of the strangest sights the Coens have ever conjured. A musty traveling showman (Liam Neeson) weighs the burden of his limbless performer (Harry Melling) against each night’s measly cash-out a lone prospector (Tom Waits) patiently divines the vein of gold he refers to respectfully as “Mr. Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Bill Heck, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Zoe Kazan, Tom Waits, Tyne Daly, Brendan GleesonĪs much an anthology of post-bellum adventure stories as it is a retrospective of the many kinds of films the Coen brothers have made-not to mention a scathing bit of fantasy curbed against the stories we’ve used to water down the tragedy of our country’s growth- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs tells six tales of greed, murder, mercy and the harsh mistress of blind chance, the only through line being the bleakness of the horizon America trampled to stake its imperial claim. (For more of George’s natural charisma, check out Little Big Man.) - Oktay Ege Kozak
Eastwood is predictably badass in the title role, but the MVP of the picture is his no-nonsense sidekick played by the illustrious Chief Dan George. It’s a messy proposition, but what we get is an epic genre exercise that seldom loses our attention, mostly due to the intense narrative focus Eastwood carried over from his work with Don Siegel. Eastwood sensed the popularity of the traditional western was on its way out when Josey Wales went into production, so he composed a fitting Swan Song for the genre. If you’re in the mood for a superb classic western-looking for a satisfying combo of the morbid whimsy found in Leone’s work and the wholesome, adventure-heavy John Ford style-then The Outlaw Josey Wales should deliver on this compromise. Stars: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sandra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon Here are the six best Westerns on Netflix:
If you’re looking for good-guy sheriffs, outlaw villains and stand-offs at high noon, you should enjoy all six of the films below. Now, we can only recommend six of their paltry 21 total films categorized as Westerns, including two Netflix originals. Netflix’s selection of streaming Westerns used to include many of the classics that appear on our list of the 100 best Westerns of all time.
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