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Tag: Frances McDormand

No conflict

The American economy has had its ups and downs—in the 1970s manufacturing crashed so badly that several large cities were … More

Bob Wells, Chloé Zhao, David Strathairn, Frances McDormand, Joshua James Richards, Ludovico Einaudi, Nomadland, Rubber Tramp Rendevous, Seven Days Walking

Funny enough to be real

Black comedy crime dramas with inconclusive endings are almost a genre of their own now. The trick is to keep … More

Carter Burwell, Clarke Peters, Frances McDormand, Martin McDonagh, Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Woody Harrelson

Upended trajectories

At the point at which Burn After Reading was released, the Coen Brothers had a certain amount of form, in … More

Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, John Malkovich, Richard Jenkins, Tilda Swinton

Beautiful scaffolding

Certain themes and techniques recur throughout Joel and Ethan Coen’s films. Convoluted crime stories with arbitrary conclusions in which none … More

Billy Bob Thornton, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Jon Polito, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Roger Deakins, Tony Shalhoub

Story in fragments

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

Barry Sonnenfeld, Blood Simple, Coen Brothers, Dan Hedaya, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, John Getz, M. Emmet Walsh
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