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Feb 10, 2016 · What makes the Coen brothers' movies so great — and hard to classify. The duo’s latest film, Hail, Caesar!, captures the essence of why their work is so consistently delightful. by Peter ...
- No Country for Old Men (2007) Among other things, the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men is about fate. That’s a very broad description of what goes on in the film adaptation, which won Best Picture in 2008, and tells a seemingly simple story of a West Texas man (Josh Brolin), a suitcase with $2 million, and the consequences of making the choice to spend money that doesn’t belong to him.
- Raising Arizona (1987) Nothing fills me with joy quite like forgetting that Raising Arizona goes on for 11 minutes before we ever even get to the credits.
- Blood Simple (1984) I don’t know if any filmmaker has had a better debut than the Coens did with Blood Simple. It’s one of my favorite neo-noir films, and it’s one of the most fascinating examples of a movie being funny in a way that’s not specifically trying to be funny.
- A Serious Man (2009) Who pivots from Burn After Reading in 2008 to A Serious Man in 2009? Besides having possibly the best and most infuriating ending in the entire Coen Brothers library, A Serious Man is an incredible character study in its depiction of a physics professor (Michael Stuhlbarg as a likable variation of The Bible’s Job) trying to understand why his life is a whirlwind of constant of calamity and collapse.
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- 'Where Eagles Dare' (1968) Directed by Brian G. Hutton. Where Eagles Dare is a World War II movie about a small group of elite Allied soldiers, led by Major Smith (Richard Burton) and Lieutenant Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), on a perilous mission deep behind enemy lines in the Bavarian Alps.
- 'Separate Tables' (1958) Directed by Delbert Mann. This character-driven drama revolves around the residents of a quiet British seaside hotel. The film brings together an ensemble cast that includes notable performances from David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, and Wendy Hiller.
- 'Dames' (1934) Directed by Busby Berkeley and Ray Enright. Dames is a pre-Code musical comedy about Ezra Ounce (Guy Kibbee), a straight-laced millionaire who becomes swept up in a series of comedic misadventures due to the meddling of his overbearing nephew, Jimmy Higgens (Dick Powell).
- 'High and Low' (1963) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. High and Low is a classic police procedural directed by Akira Kurosawa, which Joel Coen listed as one of his all-time top five movies.
May 25, 2022 · The story sees a resourceful teenage girl (Hailee Steinfeld in a real scene-stealer debut role) join forces with a grizzled U.S. Marshall (Jeff Bridges) as they hunt down the elusive criminal who claimed her father’s life.
Jul 14, 2024 · To celebrate four decades of the Joel and Ethan Coen’s films, we’ve assembled this list of the 10 best Coen brothers movies.
Aug 26, 2020 · It's tough to pin down what exactly makes a Coen brothers movie so special. While there's a lot of connective tissue between their films - a love for total dopes as heroes, deep irony, existential dread, a blend of jokes and violence - their movies are often as unique as they are familiar.
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Feb 22, 2024 · Inside Llewyn Davis - Official Trailer [HD] Starving artists rarely inspire boring stories, and some regard Inside Llewyn Davis as the Coens’ finest work. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, as...
