Just last light, the first trailer of the multiple Oscar-winning Coen brothers' newest outing Hail, Caesar! (2016) was released and the film blogosphere went abuzz with excitement. Hail, Caesar's IMDb synopsis reads: A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
You see, Joel and Ethan are the most critically acclaimed directorial pairing in the history of cinema. And it's not just out of critical whim; ever since their debut in 1984's Blood Simple (Ethan Coen was uncredited until The Ladykillers in 2004), both showed that rare combination of intelligent, thoughtfulness, dark comedy, and classy style. When they give you something funny, it's funny. When they give you something dark, it's dark. However, a lot of their films are also equal parts dark, funny, philosophical, meta plus they never fail to entertain. The Coen brothers are true disciples of the cinema and two of the best artists the moviemaking industry has seen. And they have never made a bad film.
