With yet another Guardian article wondering why Woody Allen hasn't made a good film since about 1993, let's praise instead the last remaining film-makers I insist on following.
I remember watching Blood Simple when it came out and about half the audience left - mainly because the sound was so poor - so the boys did well to even get started let alone churn out successful films every couple of years.
To be honest I'm not sure they've made a great film (Fargo maybe), but every film has at least one great scene and at least one great acting performance (often a cameo - John Goodman, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi and even Woody Harleson). In fact the only casting I think they got wrong was Javier Bardem. They should of course be sued for denying the wider world Frances McDormand.
I saw A Serious Man last week and I'm still thinking about it, which is unusual because I'm sure their films are supposed to flow over you dream-like - more visual than story, more tune than lyrics. I loved the opening sequence, and the second rabbi scene, which even has a punch-line, and the scene-stealer this time round is the sadly underused Adam Arkin.
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