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‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 30: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers

  By Tim Pelan   After the success of Raising Arizona, Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to…

4 years ago

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,…

5 years ago

‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life

  By Sven Mikulec   That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

‘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…

7 years ago

The Coens’ ‘Blood Simple’: A Fantastic Debut Propelling the Creation of a Fascinating Body of Work

  By Sven Mikulec The filmmaking debut of the Coen brothers, Blood Simple, is a blood-soaked neo-noir thriller set in…

8 years ago

‘Barton Fink’: The Coen Brothers’ Meta Way of Dealing With Writer’s Block

  By Sven Mikulec   The utterly dominant performance of the Coen brothers' genre-bending Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes…

8 years ago

‘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…

8 years ago

Martin McDonagh’s ‘In Bruges’: Seldom do you come across film debuts this brilliant

  By Sven Mikulec   Martin McDonagh's In Bruges was one of the absolute highlights of the previous decade's cinema…

9 years ago