The Coens are probably my favorite filmmakers, with True Grit being my favorite of theirs. It has an amazing cast, sublime landscapes, and an incredible revenge/coming-of-age narrative in which all the characters have believable motivations and clever dialogue.
It’s hard to pick, but what do you think?
Fargo is the massive outlier for me. Maybe it’s because I came from the Midwest, but holy shit I was blown away by it
It’s an incredible film. All of the performances are fantastic and it’s so starkly beautiful. They’ve made a lot of good movies but Fargo will always be their masterpiece for me. It’s just got a fuckin’ vibe that no other movie has.
Think I may have to go watch it now…
It was between True Grit and Fargo for me.
It’s amazing in how it constantly builds the stakes to something bad happening throughout while being such a tight narrative. It really is a masterpiece, among the best tragedies.
William H. Macy played such a good in-over-his-head sad sack.