Review: ‘Drive Away Dolls’: May the Best Coen Win

The film Drive Away Dolls seems like it should be great. It’s written and directed by Ethan Coen, a man known for his collaborative directing efforts with his brother Joel Coen on beloved films such as No Country for Old Men and Inside Llewyn Davis. The brothers have also collaborated on writing films like Fargo and The Big Lebowski. But after years of collaboration, the brothers decided to split and make films on their own. Drive Away Dolls is the first Ethan Coen film since that split. The film follows two lesbians, Jamie and Marian, as they take a road trip to Tallahassee, Florida. As they drive, they are unaware of the special cargo they accidentally ended up with and who is after it. Drive Away Dolls is your basic Coen crime comedy. Only it’s not as good.

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UW Film Club Podcast #55 – The Big Lebowski

“What do you do for recreation?
Oh, the usual. I record podcasts. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.”

This week on the podcast, co-presidents Cynthia Li and Joel Garcia and podcast lead Jim Saunders and take it back to one of the best Coen Brothers films, The Big Lebowski! In this podcast we discuss how the film has become the epitome of a cult classic along with the Coen brothers unique script writing that lends itself well to creating so many iconic quotes. Sit back, enjoy some White Russians (if you’re of age of course), and listen to our 55th episode!

You can find us on Facebook at /UWFilmClub, and on Twitter and Instagram @FilmClubUW. Make sure to rate, comment, and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, and Google Play, and tune in every Monday for a new episode of the UW Film Club Podcast!

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UW Film Club Podcast #20 – No Country for Old Men

“What’s the most you ever lost on a podcast?” On the 20th episode of the UW Film Club Podcast, we dive into the beloved Coen Brother classic: No Country for Old Men. Megan Racine brings this Best Picture winner onto the pod as we discuss the film’s strong leading performances headlined by Javier Bardem, the film’s theme of chance versus fate, and what the title means in relation to the western hero! The coin don’t have no say on this episode of the Film Club Podcast!

On this week’s episode: Megan Racine, Cynthia Li, Louie Ghalib, and Greg Arietta.

You can find us on Facebook at /UWFilmClub, and on Twitter and Instagram @FilmClubUW.  Make sure to rate, comment, and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts,  Soundcloud, Spotify, and Google Play, and tune in every Monday for a new episode of the UW Film Club Podcast!

Review: The Coens Combine Anthology Short Films with the Wild West in ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

Of recent, Netflix has been snagging up auteurs left and right to produce content for them. In the past, it included the likes of Cary Fukunaga, Noah Bombach, and Dee Rees, but this year, they brought out the big canons. In the hopes of vying for Oscar nominations that can convert to Oscar wins, they scoped up Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma (which has a very good chance of winning it all), and, the subject of our discussion, the Coen Brother’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. 

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