Reclaiming the Lost Art of Melodrama in Sidney Lumet’s Unsung Masterpiece: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’
By Parrish Stikeleather I sent the script first to Philip, one of the finest actors in the country, and I gave him the choice…
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‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life
That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in the trees —Those dying generations—at their song, The salmon-falls,…
Humor and Tragedy as the Defining Features of Human Existence: A Review of ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
As a former reviewer for a Croatian film-dedicated website, I used to see a lot of inferior filmmaking efforts. The local multiplex gave me a…
‘Fargo’: The Unforgettable Dark Comedy that Set the Coen Brothers Up as a Recognizable Voice in American Cinema
Even though the Coen brothers made a name out of themselves in the indie circles with a series of praised movies such as Blood Simple,…
The Coens’ ‘Blood Simple’: A Fantastic Debut Propelling the Creation of a Fascinating Body of Work
The filmmaking debut of the Coen brothers, Blood Simple, is a blood-soaked neo-noir thriller set in Texas and characterized by unexpected humor, colorful characters, solid…
‘Barton Fink’: The Coen Brothers’ Meta Way of Dealing With Writer’s Block
The utterly dominant performance of the Coen brothers’ genre-bending Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival forced the executives of this revered yearly manifestation…
‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’: A Lovely, Artistic Exhibition of the Coens’ Filmmaking Prowess
The Coen brothers’ subtle, restrained and impactful 2001 film noir The Man Who Wasn’t There is an exhibition of stylistic supremacy that marked the work…
Martin McDonagh’s ‘In Bruges’: Seldom do you come across film debuts this brilliant
Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges was one of the absolute highlights of the previous decade’s cinema and came as a total, gigantic surprise to us, as…