Ranking the Coens
In spite of the fact that I have confidence in my talents [as I see them], I aim for humility at all times. I have noticed that whenever I begin […]
Category Archives: Coen Brothers
Raising Arizona
This review would have completed my survey of the Coen Brothers… had they not insisted on continuing their careers by writing and directing Hail, Caesar. A critic’s work is never […]
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Today we examine the thirteenth script in our survey of the Coen Brothers. Because I found no working link to the script, I can’t post a PDF to the site […]
Burn After Reading
Today we examine the 12th script in our survey of The Brothers Coen. You can find a link to the script on the site forums. The other eleven reviews in […]
Blood Simple
Today we revisit the past with another review salvaged from the internet archive. I have added a fresh coat of paint to make it consistent with the finalized set of […]
The Ladykillers
Since it is going to turn out that there is similarity between this script and what I asked the Brothers for when I reviewed O Brother, it would be nice […]
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Today I will begin my review of the oddest script [in my opinion] in the Coen Brothers Scriptography. Quite a feat when you consider these are the same guys who […]
True Grit
Contrary to my announced intentions, I have avoided Raising Arizona for [at least] one more review. This wasn’t done on purpose. I was merely in a wi-fi cold spot the […]
The Big Lebowski
If you’ve spent any time reading this blog, you know I don’t really like to review “straight” comedies. In my opinion, comedy is an area where aesthetics looks blind. As […]
A Serious Man
I decided to make this the next script [in my survey of the Coen Brothers] for the immaculately simple reason that I’ve never seen the movie. As much as possible, […]
Searching for Charlie Kaufman 