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TIFF 2007: The Coens = the essence of movies
TIFF 08: The Coens Who Came In From the Cold
Another take on the Coens & “No Country for Old Men”
Why the Coens tortured poor Larry Gopnik
TIFF #1: Darwin, Herzog, the Coens and the Antichrist
Coens take the Oscar prize for words and picture
Thumbnails 7/29/2014
FX’s “Fargo” Has Creative Spark of Coen Classic
The Uncertainty Principle (or, The Easy Read)
One shot: They wrote that
“No Country for Old Men” towers over 2007
Favorite movies of 2009 movie: The commentary track
No Country for Old Literalists
The Coen ideology
Three minor notions: 1. The “True Grit” cantata
TIFF 2007: Madmen and lawyers
Up With Contempt!
TIFF 2007: Casa of Horrors
TIFF 08: The omnivore’s dilemma
A screenwriter and a neuroscientist on randomness, God and A Serious Man
A couple interesting items about composer Carter Burwell
And the Muriel™ for the Oscar™ for Best Picture goes to…
Tony Soprano, Barton Fink & Charles Foster Kane: Whaddaya want?
Who matters?
A Serious Man and His Music
No Country for Old Manhood
The color of blood: A study in scarlet
Steve Park: A funny man, serious and significant
Rescued, reposted: The story of a man and his hat
Uncle Boonmee who recalls me to my present life
Opening Shots: ‘Miller’s Crossing’
Bardem, Ledger and the truth about movie acting
Chigurh: It’s all about the money
A priest reviews A Serious Man
Home Entertainment Guide February 2026: “Predator: Badlands,” “Song Song Blue,” “A Little Prayer,” More
Turns and Tonal Shifts: Jason Biggs and Meaghan Rath on “Untitled Home Invasion Romance”
Our 10 Most Anticipated Films of the 2025 Fantasia Film Festival
What to Watch on Netflix: May 2025
December 2024 Blu-Ray Guide: “The Wild Robot,” “Conclave,” “Alien: Romulus,” More
How The Ladykillers Kicked Off Tom Hanks’ Weirdest Year Two Decades Ago
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Our Managing Editor Brian Tallerico at RogerEbert.com
Home Entertainment Guide: January 2024
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo on Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Home Entertainment Guide: February 2022
Bardcore Noir: Joel Coen, Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Macbeth
Book Excerpt: A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo by Todd Melby
Touring Masterworks: Adam Nayman Discusses His New Book on Paul Thomas Anderson
SDCC 2020: Guillermo del Toro and Scott Cooper on Antlers and Filmmaking
The Best Films of the 2010s: Inside Llewyn Davis
Brian Tallerico’s Top Ten Films of 2018
The Ten Best Films of 2018
Highlights from the 2018 Los Cabos Film Festival
NYFF 2018: Roma, Her Smell, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, At Eternity’s Gate
Venice Film Festival 2018: The Sisters Brothers, La Quietud
Ebertfest 2018 Guests: Part II
30 Minutes on: “The Hudsucker Proxy”
Venice Film Festival 2017: “Suburbicon,” “The Private Life of a Modern Woman”
“Patriot” Struggles to Balance Its Unique Blend of Tones
Making a Picture: Alden Ehrenreich & Lily Collins on “Rules Don’t Apply”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: September 22, 2016
Accidental Genius: Simon Helberg on “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: June 10, 2016
Bright Wall/Dark Room March 2016: “The Quare Fellow” by Karina Wolf
Au Revoir: On Criterion’s Release of “Inside Llewyn Davis”
The Best Performances of 2015
Cannes 2015: How Being Festival Jurors Changes Filmmakers
The Cannes Blues
Cannes 2015: Let There Be Lumière
Cannes 2015: “Mia Madre”
Cannes 2015: “Standing Tall,” “Our Little Sister,” “Tale of Tales”
Thumbnails 5/11/15
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: April 9, 2015
Confessions/Observations of an Awards Season Skeptic, Part One: How I Was Compelled To Stop Worrying and Be Okay with the Golden Globes
Stars Align at 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards
The Coen Brothers: American Independents, Part 2
The Coen Brothers: American Independents, Part 1
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 31, 2014
Interview: The Visual Confidence of “Blue Ruin” Director Jeremy Saulnier
Thumbnails 3/24/14
Notes on Subjective Cinema at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
The Unloved, Part 3: The Hudsucker Proxy
Guilds Trifecta Could Put the Final Stamp on the Oscars Race
Matt Zoller Seitz’s Top 10 Films of 2013
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
Video Interview: Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Discuss “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Oscar Isaac Takes the Lead with the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Thumbnails 11/25/2013
Enough said? Notes on James Gandolfini
At the Movies With My Mother
Eight Films for which Roger’s Reviews Made the Difference
Post-Cannes: Two Critics Look Back Over This Year’s Festival
Awards Show Wrap-up: Cannes Report, May 26
Cannes: Palme predictions
Cannes: The Coen brothers
Rainy Day Blues: Cannes Report: May 18, 2013
To “Heli” with “Gatsby”: Cannes Day One
Bless me, father, for I don’t get Scorsese
