Coen Brother's zany comic follow up to No Country For Old Men has wacky goins on in DC with an alcohalic and his frosty wife, a philanthripist and his ornery wife and two dim gym employees getting mixed … more
They say good things come in twos, and I can’t think of a more fitting justification for this platitude than the varied body of work that is the Coen brothers’ film repertoire. Time and time … more
After a mid-career dip, the CB are back! Burn represents the second consecutive strong showing, coming on the heals of their best ever No Country for Old Men. Burn isn't their best ever, but it is a return … more
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Count_Orlok_22 posted a Quick Tip about A Serious Man.
March 27, 2010
Pros: The way Brad Pitt drinks water Cons: Everything else The Bottom Line: There is no reason to consider this film no matter how much you may like … more
You fervent movie buffs all know by now that the Coen Brothers grew up Jewish in Minnesota. They 'know' Minnesota to the bone; they proved that in "Fargo", still my favorite among their films for its … more
Why do bad things happen to good people? After watching A Serious Man, I realized that it isn't so much that only the good people are the ones who have bad things happen to them, but that … more
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TheJohn posted a Quick Tip about A Serious Man.
February 20, 2010
Every time a Coen Brothers film comes out, they seem to go in this bad, good and decent order. For example take No Country for Old Men; how that movie ever won best picture is beyond me because … more
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amoslassen reviewed A Serious Man.
February 12, 2010
Ethan and Joel Coen continue to make films that make the audience scratch their heads even while they are laughing in response to situations and dialogue they don't clearly understand. That is part of … more
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trailblazer posted a Quick Tip about A Serious Man.
November 20, 2009
The Coens seem to be following up their violent crime dramas with lighthearted comedies. The Big Lebowski begat Fargo and now Burn After Reading begat No Country For Old Men. … more
In Washington, D.C., a group of seemingly unrelated characters and a tangle of subplots makes for an entertaining, if lightweight, star-studded comedy with tragic overtones. A CIA man (John Malkovich) … more
The Exorcist? Alien? Signs? Those movies can wet themselves at this film which is a true real life horror movie with a very identifiable monster we all have faced. That monster … more
Pros: Anjelica Huston doesn't suck Cons: Everything else does: plot, pacing, acting, but mainly terrible writing The Bottom Line: If you've seen … more
Choke is not a horrible film, it's also not a great film. There seems to be a fair amount of advertising or hype around this movie, and it just doesn't seem deserved. The problem … more