The Coen Brothers

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...

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?

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 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.

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.

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