Continue reading →The Coens’ take on the Western could be the definitive adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel – beautifully-shot and scored.
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Serious Man, A (2009)
Continue reading →Weird but fascinating, this sublime black comedy is for the die-hard Coens fan.
Burn After Reading (2008)
Continue reading →A smart movie about stupid people, this is the Coens having fun with their material and cast.
Golden Globes 2019 Prediction
As per tradition, here are my predictions for the 2019 Golden Globes!
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Wajib (2017)
Continue reading →A Palestinian father-son road trip through Nazareth is handled with nuance and grace despite thorny issues of family and nationalism in this understated offering.
Insult, The (2017)
The melodramatic treatment of its politically-charged subject matter prevents the film from hitting the high notes of a truly thought-provoking work, but it is no doubt riveting and accessible to a wide audience.
Waltz with Bashir: An Inquiry into Reality
(Written in 2009, and first published 25 Dec 2009)
The Film
First premiered at Cannes in May 2008, Waltz with Bashir subsequently won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and earned an Oscar nomination in a similar category.
Directed and written by Ari Folman, an Israeli who is not exactly prolific in his work, Waltz with Bashir is only his third film in 12 years after Clara Hakedosha (1996) and Made In Israel (2001).
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
Continue reading →This slow-burn crime-thriller is arguably the Coens’ finest achievement.
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
Continue reading →This wild concoction of profane humour and bizarre antics, and an unusual narrative that doesn’t quite amount to anything, is perhaps the most cultish of all Coens’ pictures, but not necessarily one of their best.
Fargo (1996)
Continue reading →The Coens’ sense of the macabre is near-perfected in one of their most beloved films.
