Showing posts with label Coen Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coen Brothers. Show all posts

Thursday, October 26, 2017

'Suburbicon' (2017) Movie Review



Suburbicon finds frequent Coen Brothers collaborator George Clooney doing his best impersonation of the filmmaking siblings. Actually, I hope it’s not his best impersonation or we’ve got problems. Behind the camera, Clooney so obviously apes his pals that his film has no personality of its own.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

George Clooney's 'Suburbicon' Trailer Is Wicked And Hilarious



Not content with being a huge star, aging more gracefully than any human ever to live, and selling his tequila brand for a billion dollars, George Clooney continues to make the rest of us mere mortals look like turds by directing movies. His latest, the Coen Brothers-scripted Suburbicon is one we’ve been keeping an eye on. The first trailer just dropped and it’s pretty much what you expect, and I mean that in a good way. Check it out.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Blu-Ray/DVD Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Criterion Collection


While much of the recent conversation about the work of Joel and Ethan Coen has centered around their latest movie, the recently released Hail, Caesar!, it’s also a good time to look a few years back to their last film, Inside Llewyn Davis. Criterion just dropped a packed new Blu-ray/DVD that fans will absolutely want to pick up.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Movie Review: The Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!'


Any time Joel and Ethan Coen make a movie, it’s going to be an event that captures my attention, and such is case with Hail, Caesar!. A bouncy, energetic dalliance into the Hollywood studio system of the 1950s, this is a well-meaning romp full of whip-cracking dialogue that only the Coens can pull off, homages to the classic genres of yesteryear, and quirky characters that would become stilted in the hands of any other filmmakers.

Friday, October 9, 2015

Thursday, December 19, 2013

'Inside Llewyn Davis' Movie Review

Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a special kind of asshole. He’ll borrow money from you to pay for your girlfriend’s abortion, your girlfriend that he knocked up. That’s assuming that you are in fact Justin Timberlake and you’re dating Carey Mulligan, but you get the idea. He’s also the protagonist of the Coen Brothers’ latest film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” and the greatest feat the “True Grit” filmmakers accomplish is making you sympathize with this miserable, miserable prick as they delve deep into his psyche.