The Coen Brothers’ Split Is Working Out Fine
Drive-Away Dolls is a zany comedy with an unapologetically sexy edge.
It’s still a mystery why the Coen brothers stopped working together. The pair , from 1984’s to 2018’s , setting a new standard for black comedy in American cinema. None of those movies was flatly bad (although comes close, I don’t mind it); many of them were masterpieces. Then, a few years ago, they split up—allegedly, Ethan Coen had grown , though neither of them ever spoke about it on the record. Without him, Joel Coen. Now, with his new movie, , Ethan has made a gonzo comedy about dopes with guns chasing cheerful fools around dingy American motels in pursuit of a meaningless bag of loot. In other words, it’s a recognizable yet new spin on the ineffable Coen formula.
