'Drive-Away Dolls' Review: O Brother, Which Art Thou?

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These questions become even more nagging when the pair consciously uncouples, as the Safdies did recently, and as the Coens have – temporarily at least – with their recent projects. Joel directed a stylish take on The Tragedy of Macbeth in 2021, with his wife Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington in the lead roles, while Ethan and his wife, the editor Tricia Cooke, made a well-received feature-length documentary about Jerry Lee Lewis.

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'Drive-Away Dolls' Runs High on Desire | The Loyola Phoenix

REVIEW: “Drive-Away Dolls,” while lacking some of the charisma of the B-movies it draws from, is a fun romp through queer experiences.

Directed by Ethan Coen and co-written by his wife Tricia Cooke, "Drive-Away Dolls" follows best friends Jamie and Marion searching for indecent pleasure.

"Drive-Away Dolls" is an unorthodox ode to cheaply-made sensationalism, harboring less charisma than its forebears. However, the film is a worthwhile viewing for its frequent absurdist humor and sincere relationships.

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Drive-Away Dolls' Rotten Tomatoes Score Is A Harsh Reality Check After Breaking 20-Year Coens Streak

Ethan Coen's latest film, Drive-Away Dolls , has received mixed critical reception, breaking a 20-year streak from the Coen Brothers. Known for their consistent excellence in making compelling original films since the 1980s, the Coens have become known as some of the most accomplished contemporary filmmakers. They've won an Academy Award for Best Picture for No Country For Old Men and directed several other cult classics like The Big Lebowski and Blood Simple . After The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in 2018, the brothers parted ways to work on separate projects.

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These questions become even more nagging when the pair consciously uncouples, as the Safdies did recently, and as the Coens have – temporarily at least – with their recent projects. Joel directed a stylish take on The Tragedy of Macbeth in 2021, with his wife Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington in the lead roles, while Ethan and his wife, the editor Tricia Cooke, made a well-received feature-length documentary about Jerry Lee Lewis.

Perhaps encouraged by the Jerry Lee Lewis experience, Ethan is now experimenting in dramatic-movie-making without Joel with Drive-Away Dolls , a high-energy caper-cum-road-movie that he co-wrote with Cooke, which comes out next week (and actually while it's solo as far as the Coen brothers go, it sounds like Cooke was essentially his co-director). It stars a healthy smattering of big-name stars such as Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal in small roles, and talented of-the-moment types – Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan – in the main ones.

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