On A Serious Man
A Serious Man
Reviewed by John David Ebert
Though I’ve never reviewed any of their movies on this site, the Coen brothers are among my favorite filmmakers. Their films are remarkably free from the kinds of flaws that plague the work of other directors, especially of the Hollywood type, for cliches, sentimentality and kitsch are rare occurrences in a Coen brothers film. And they have possibly the most sophisticated and developed sense of irony that cinema has seen since the days of Stanley Kubrick. To watch a Coen brothers film is to watch an unfolding cascade of novelties, originality and good writing pour forth with a freshness and disregard of convention that is virtually unmatched in cinematic history. Read the rest of this entry »
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