A somber tale of an impresario (Liam Neeson) and his limbless performer (Harry Melling) traveling between snowy towns.
Tim Blake Nelson owns the title role with a showman’s grin that masks a cold finality. Other actors — James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, and more — all deliver committed turns, often in small windows of time, proving the Coens’ knack for extracting vivid characters quickly. theballadofbusterscruggs2018hdripxvidac