Joel Coen

The Tragedy of Macbeth

By Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand take on the most infamous power couple in literary history, care of Joel Coen.

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Joel Coen: How we made The Tragedy of Macbeth

By Adam Woodward

The director and his team relay the secrets of breathing new life into one of the most hallowed texts in all of history.

The Tragedy of Macbeth – first-look review

By Charles Bramesco

Something Coen this way comes... Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in this innovative take on the Bard.

Full of sound and fury, the first trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth is here

By Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington plays the Thane of Cawdor, and Frances McDormand is his scheming wife.

The 2021 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

By Adam Woodward

This year’s LFF programme comprises 39 per cent female and 40 per cent ethnically diverse directors/creators.

Tomorrow creeps in its petty pace in the first image from Joel Coen’s Macbeth

By Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington assays the Scottish noble and Frances McDormand is his scheming wife in the NYFF opener.

15 films we’d like to see at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

By Charles Bramesco

With Wes Anderson, Leos Carax and Paul Verhoeven locked in, we’re ready to keep the rumour mill turning.

Looking into the heart of Miller’s Crossing

By David Jenkins

The Coen brothers’ classic gangland neo-noir remains one of their most potent and illusive works.

The 100 Best Films of the 2000s: 25-1

By Little White Lies

A.I., American Psycho and Bamboozled all make the final part of our list – but what will come out on top?

Have film audiences fallen out of love with the western?

By Christina Newland

The poor box office performance of The Sisters Brothers and films like it suggests interest in this quintessential American film genre is on the wane.

The 30 best films of 2018

By Little White Lies

Our annual countdown of the movies that made the biggest impression on us this year, from Hereditary to The House That Jack Built.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

By Adam Woodward

Joel and Ethan Coen’s six-part anthology western might just be the crowning achievement of their illustrious career.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – first look review

By Adam Woodward

The Coen brothers are up to their old tricks in this colourful, darkly comic anthology western.

The 2018 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

By Little White Lies

Big names, hidden gems and arthouse favourites head to the capital this October.

The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.

The Big Lebowski: Why The F*ck?

By Luís Azevedo

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, we take a closer look at the Coen brothers’ cuss-filled classic.

Suburbicon

By Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

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