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Joel and Ethan Coen

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Joel and Ethan Coen Biography (1)

Coen Brothers

4,148 words, approx. 14 pages

Ever since their "whip-smart, masterful film noir" debut, as Onion A. V. Club contributor Nathan Rabin described the 1984 film Blood Simple, the Coen brothers have increasingly "cemented their po siti... Read more

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Critical Review by Tim Pulleine

756 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following review, Pulleine praises Miller's Crossing for its unity of plot and structure. Blood Simple, the first feature of Joel Coen (writer-director) and his brother Ethan (writer-pro... Read more

Critical Review by Richard Jameson

1,606 words, approx. 6 pages

Below, Jameson favorably reviews Miller's Crossing. Ice dropping into a heavy-bottomed glass: cold, hard, sensuous. The first image in Miller's Crossing hits our ears before it hits the ... Read more

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