*/****starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Chris Evanswritten by Ethan Coen & Tricia Cookedirected by Ethan Coen by Walter Chaw Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have a mission, and that mission is apparently to make affected, arch neo-noir “comedies” showcasing angry cunnilingus and the sense of humour that, in tiny doses, gave Ethan’s collaborations with his brother Joel a soupçon of bitterness. Without what seems to be Joel’s humanism to leaven what appears to be Ethan...| FILM FREAK CENTRAL
While funny at times, this gay crime noir is held back by an unfocused script focused more on shock rather than coherency.| The Martini Shot
In the mid-1990s I conducted interviews for a small entertainment newspaper. The editor was a friend who knew my tastes, so he gave me assignments I’d enjoy. I interviewed a pre-Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio, a rapper-turning-actor named “Marky Mark” Wahlberg, the art-house rocker Jim Carroll, and other artists who whose work was at the time considered edgy or who hadn’t yet made it to the top.| LEVY INNOVATION