The Coen Brothers

HuffPost Review: New York, I Love You

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

What to make of omnibus/anthology films such as New York, I Love You? Do you judge them by the best of the short films contained within? Or by the wo...

A Serious Man

Will Menaker | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment


Will Menaker

The Coen universe is so meticulously crafted that the absence of an inherent order seems almost impossible. How could something of such exquisite function arise from something so absurd and meaningless?

Toronto Film Festival Wrap-up

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The Toronto Film Festival ended over the weekend. In covering it I saw some 24 films in all, including a few Oscar hopefuls that actually delivered.

The Coen Brothers Get "Serious" with a Comic (and Spiritual) Masterpiece

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment


Cathleen Falsani

The Coens have created moral universes in which some of life's essential questions are asked -- if not always answered. It seems there's no question the brothers are afraid to tackle.

Live from the Toronto Film Festival: Day 2

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Directed by Jason Reitman, Up in the Air puts Reitman at three for three, in terms of movies that manage to be both smart and wickedly witty. This film could easily put a second Oscar on George Clooney's mantle.

Toronto Film Fest Day 2: Two Hits, A Fun Miss and Then Malaise

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Reviewed: the new Coen brothers movie, George Clooney, fuzzy Ukrainian subtitles and a pack of arty Vikings.