Tag: Coen Brothers
-
Honey Don’t!: A Messy Queer but Mischievous Comedy
Honey Don’t! is a chaotic queer noir that’s part detective story, part midnight movie madness. Margaret Qualley is fantastic as the wise-cracking private eye Honey, with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans adding their own dry humor to the mix. The mystery itself is pretty loose, but the film makes up for it with crackling sexual…
-
“Inside Llewyn Davis” Is a Stunning, Melancholic Tale of Failure
Inside Llewyn Davis is a 2013 film directed by the infamous Coen Brothers and starring Oscar Isaac as the titular character. Llewyn is a struggling folk musician living in Greenwich Village in 1961, and things never seem to go right for him. The film depicts a week in the life of Llewyn, taking place shortly…