Film Review: Suburbicon (2017)
bySuburbicon is both the title of the film and the name of the idyllic and idealised 1950s style suburb in which it is set….
Suburbicon is both the title of the film and the name of the idyllic and idealised 1950s style suburb in which it is set….
It has been a while since co-directors and co-writers Joel and Ethan Coen have made a straight up comedy – eight years in fact,…
At the end of the 1950s, the twin superpowers of the USSR and the USA, both armed with and ready to use a stockpile…
This is truly virtuoso, expertly crafted film making, the only problem is that it’s just a little soulless, and just a little soullessness is a fairly big problem if it stops you caring about the characters. The Brothers, as usual, are more interested in the world they’re creating – and it’s impeccably done – but they forget to make us care about the people that populate it. Offering little resolution does little for them either.
Endlessly quotable, over the top and ridiculous, The Big Lebowski is simply put, a comedy classic, and the event is a must for lovers of the film to dress up, drink milk kahlua and vodka, and have a good old time with some fellow nuts.