I imagine the reason Inside Llewyn Davis has gotten more critical buzz than any Coen Brothers picture in recent memory is because it’s pure, distilled Coens. It doesn’t have the commercial concessions of a Ladykillers or a True Grit or even a Fargo. It’s not the “fun” Coens of The Big Lebowski or O Brother, Where Are Thou? This is the Coen Brothers of Barton Fink and A … [Read more...]
Time with the ‘Angels’ is well worth spending
Any art exhibit containing “Old Master” in its title takes the gambling out of the museum visit. There is no question that the art is going to be good. And so it is with Offering of the Angels: Old Master Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery, in which the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has given us an easy one, with plenty of drama and musculature. More than 40 … [Read more...]