The high red cliffs jut out against a tableau of clear sky so blue it is almost violent. Below, a terracotta flat dotted with thickets of small verdant things, the cactuses looming like idols in their midst. When the sun sets, it does so in long,...

Like many Coen Brothers films, The Big Lebowski has become more popular over the years. Where once zeitgeist grabbing films like The English Patient or Dances with Wolves have faded from the national conversation, The Big Lebowski has proven to be...

One of the 650 film deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry is The Big Lebowski, a film described whose summary is “’The Dude’ Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire...

“What's going on?” (Coen, 2009). That's the question that Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), the ill-fated protagonist of the Coen Brothers dark comedy A Serious Man keeps asking. It's a reflexive and sort of stupid question, one in response to a...

The Coen Brothers' 2000 adventure film O Brother, Where Art Thou? is an American adaptation of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. This recent comedy follows three escaped convicts as they search for a hidden treasure. Despite the considerable gap...

"What do you sell?” asks Delmar, leaning in to the one-eyed salesman. “The word of God, which, let me tell you, there is damn good money in during these times of woe and want.” The Bible has been misused, misquoted, and misrepresented by history’s...

Modern renditions of classics are notorious for misrepresenting the cherished old works they try to depict, but when they are successful they add modern twists and embellishments while still maintaining the timeless message. In O Brother, Where...