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Tag: coen brothers

reviews

SUBURBICON

There is a world of difference between a Coen Brothers Film, and merely Coen-esque.

Posted on November 13, 2017September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 152 – HAIL, CAESAR!

Talkin’ HAIL, CAESAR! with Kurt Halfyard.

Posted on February 8, 2016December 13, 2020
reviews

HAIL, CAESAR!

Who needs talent when you have luck? Who needs edge when you have absurdity?

Posted on February 7, 2016September 28, 2019
reviews

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

Perhaps the allure of folk music is the quiet comfort in hearing about characters who have it worse than us.

Posted on December 22, 2013December 27, 2013
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 92

Talkin’ The Coen Brothers live from Minneapolis with Andrew James. We discuss two films that best represent Joel, Ethan, and The Twin Cities – FARGO and A SERIOUS MAN.

Posted on August 6, 2013August 10, 2013
oscar isaac, inside llewyn davis
trailers

Lonesome Day Blues: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Trailer

I didn’t even need to watch this trailer to know I’d be seeing this film. Now that I have though…

Posted on January 30, 2013February 3, 2013
film locker, podcasts

Radio Bomb: The Film Locker episode 4

Like The Matineecast post earlier today, this one should go under the banner of “Better Late than Never”. The episode itself has been available for … Read More ›

Posted on June 29, 2011August 2, 2011
reviews

TRUE GRIT

Only cowards flee when no one chases…

Posted on December 26, 2010December 7, 2012
trailers

When The Man Comes Around (TRUE GRIT Trailer)

Only a Coward Runs When Nobody Chases.

Posted on September 29, 2010August 14, 2011
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Those Sweet Words (Oscar Predictions – Screenplay)

And so it begins. While I have read many a predictive post over the last few weeks, I have decided to save my forecasting for … Read More ›

Posted on March 2, 2010
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12-11 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

This might all be in vain, but I really hope to get caught up on movies soon. AThere’s three major flicks I want to see … Read More ›

Posted on December 11, 2009March 8, 2012
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics: RAISING ARIZONA

Come with me to a different time. Where Nic Cage brought to the screen a whole different brand of crazy…

Posted on November 30, 2009September 23, 2012

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