THE COEN BROTHERS

This the list of the Coen Brothers best films

How the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are leaving their mark on Hollywood forever

The Coen Brothers' remake of "True Grit" will inevitably be compared to the original, made over 40 years ago starring the incomparable John Wayne. As a whole, the new version hold up pretty well as a modern western.

A review of the 2010 Coen Brothers film True Grit. Also, a comparative discussion concerning the original.

Who the Coen Brothers supported in the recent presidential election, I do not know. I suspect it was not John McCain, but still there are a few connections between the makers of oddball films to the oddball Presidential candidate of 2008.

The Coens are master movie makers. Focusing their craft on our human flaws, they demonstrate the errors of our human emotions and the flawed endeavours we undertake.

Fresh off an Oscar for his performance in "Crazy Hearts," Jeff Bridges tackles his most challenging role yet in "True Grit." Can you top John Wayne's performance in the 1969 version of True Grit?

Having produced some of the most critically acclaimed films in history, Joel and Ethan Coen have cemented their places in Hollywood royalty, The brothers continue to produce major hits featuring Tinseltown's biggest box-office stars.

The race for Best Director could be a reflection of Best Picture, as the directors of "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" go toe to toe.

Article on Joel and Ethan Coen and their success as movie directors.

A look back through the cinematic gems of Joel and Ethan.

Research paper I wrote on Fargo, the movie.

The great comedic screenwriter and eventual director, Preston Sturges, created some of the funniest and socially conscious films of the 1940's. Whether or not Sturges' films were deliberately aware and intending to address such issues as the Depression, poverty, ...

An article on the 8 best Coen Brothers Movies, including detailed information on each.

Religion is the quest for answers in the Coen Brother's film, "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?' The characters seek meaning via redemption, greed, and exclusion - only find themselves to be models of perversion of the Christian worldview.

A review of the Coen Brothers' masterpiece "Fargo"

The five most impressive movies of the Coen Brothers.

The Coen brothers could easily have retired, having already created their masterpiece with "Fargo." They haven't though, and we are much better because of it.

The Coen Brothers deliver a masterful farce that turns the hard-boiled detective story on its ear

Is the Dude a passive bystander or a discerning agent amidst his circumstances in the Coen Brothers' postmodern masterpiece? Complexity and ambivalence abound in the Dude's absorption of and resistance to a dominant cultural ideology.

In a year that saw multiple superhero films, the return of the Coen brothers, and a mischievous robot, the great films were aplenty. Here are my top six movies of 2008.

The Coen Brothers are known for oddball comedies, but they always make very intelligent films. With No Country they apply their talents to the thriller and western genres for a great ride.

Which living English-speaking director is the best to never win an Oscar now that Kubrick's dead and Scorsese has a naked little bald man on his trophy mantle?