The Coen Brothers

Joel & Ethan Coen

Host: Tanner

Freddy's Take: As soon as Tanner announced the Coen Brothers would be the focus of his director day, I knew we were in for a treat. These guys seem incapable of making a bad movie. There are so many great films to choose from that you could just pull three out of a hat and have a great day. No Country For Old Men is one of their best. It has some dry humor and a couple of absurd characters and that's a staple for the Coens. O' Brother Where Art Thou? is a great one too. The humor is much more overt, and it's loaded with off kilter characters from the leads on down to the extras. A very fun movie that an audience of any age can really dig. A Serious Man is one of their lesser known films to the general public, but it's by no means a forgettable film. It's more of a comedy than it seems at first glance, because you have to feel sorry for this "Job" like character that just can't catch a break, but all that happens to him is surrounded by bizarre circumstances. The lead character seems to be an extra in his own life. Another great day of movie watching with my friends!

No Country For Old Men

O' Brother, Where Art Thou?

 A Serious Man