A Serious Man

Up until A Serious Man, I don’t think many would call Ethan and Joel Coen serious men.  Looking at Fargo, Burn After Reading, and Raising Arizona, it’s clear the Coens prefer to brandish their wickedly black, and sophisticated  humor  than make forays into stone-faced dramas.  Even last year, when the two adapted Cormac McCarthy’s heavily philosophical masterpiece No Country For Old Men, the film came out darkly sardonic.  This... Read More