O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Rating: * * * * 1/2 Director: Joel Coen Running time: 107 minutes Language: English Now showing

The Coen brothers don't make the sort of films that make you fall down on all fours, crying out "genius!" as you kiss the ground they trod on -- like, say, the works of Paul Thomas Anderson or Martin Scorsese -- but they are expert craftsmen, and have quietly assembled perhaps the strongest filmography of any directors currently working in America.

Think about it: Joel and Ethan Coen, over a span of two decades, have not made a bad film. Ever.