Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: In Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen Maps a Road Movie with Plenty of Sex and Laughs Along the Way

At least for now, the Coen Brothers as a filmmaking unit, are no more. Three years ago, Joel Coen adapted Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, and now brother Ethan counters […]

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Art & Museums, Lit

Holiday Plans: Noteworthy Art Books Published in 2023

art books 2023

Looking for gift ideas for art lovers in your life? Or perhaps you want to treat yourself by buying a book that will not only inspire and educate you about […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Dark, Hazy and Filled with Drama, The Tragedy of Macbeth Is a Unique, Impressive Take on Classic Material

Tragedy of Macbeth

Like Orson Welles did nearly 75 years earlier, director Joel Coen (working without brother Ethan) has taken Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, stripped it down to essentials—minimalist set design, shot […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: The Coen Brothers Go Western for a Meditation on Mortality in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The only thing more satisfying than Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit) making a new Western film is them making six. More to the point, […]

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