Free play

One might be forgiven for thinking that the Joel and Ethan Coen made Barton Fink in order to dispel suspicions … More

Reunion tour

Unspecified possibilities are the stuff of optimism. At the end of Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting, when Renton strolls off into the … More

If the daft comedy Raising Arizona was a film made of style, with Miller’s Crossing the Coen Brothers showed that … More

Clever, metatextual movies don’t have to be intellectual or gnomic: sometimes they can just be hella entertaining. The most obvious … More

Joel and Ethan Coen’s second feature-film, Raising Arizona stands in stark contrast to their first, Blood Simple. It’s an extremely … More

Mike Leigh, film maker. That feels a much more appropriate term than director or writer: although there are many other … More

So, what to do with yourself when you’re confined to your house during a global pandemic? Watch all of the … More