Joel Coen
'True Grit': What the Coen Brothers look like when they're not winking
What the Coen Brothers do, often, is take straightforward stories and familiar formats and render them in ways that are shockingly subversive. With True Grit, they find a new way to shock: by being more faithful to the book than the original film version of True Grit ever pretended to be; by exalting the form; by not being ironic, even a little. More
The S'morality cop! Ersatz John Wayne! Injured Spidey! Yankees scams!
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
