And we’re back! 2016’s Academy Awards brought forth eight worthy films to compete for Best Picture, and while I’m not necessarily worthy of judging these movies on the cinematic level that the Academy does (Spoiler: I’m going to do that anyway), I am definitely worthy of judging them on how they fare as a crime…
Unbroken is the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner for the United States who would later be taken prisoner by the Japanese army during World War II. Directed by Angelina Jolie, and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, Unbroken will premiere Christmas Day with lofty expectations of leaving its mark at the Academy Awards.…
The Coen Brother’s 1998 comedy The Big Lebowski has many cultural touchstones—the sixties, hippies, Vietnam, CCR, weed, Busby Berkley musicals—but the underlying structure of the movie goes back further to the days of 40s film noir. In a movie full of touches of genius (full disclosure: I’m a Lebowskiphile from way back), the initiating act…
In 1996, Joel and Ethan Coen released Fargo, an instant cult-classic that offered a glimpse into an oft-ignored Hollywood locale—northern United States. The Coen brothers’ film centers around a bumbling pushover who hires two amateur thugs to kidnap his wife so her father will pay a heavy ransom. Needless to say, things go awry,…
It's been almost exactly 18 years since Fargo premiered on April 5, 1996 and took audiences to the cold and quirky town of Fargo, North Dakota. An instant-classic courtesy of the permanently-poignant Joel and Ethan Coen, fans of film can journey back to the frozen town starting April 15 when FX premieres their adapted series…
