Dark Comedy August: Blood Simple

Monday and Wednesday, August, 24 and 26
Admission: Free, $5 minimum
Showtime: 11pm (Monday & Wednesday)
reservations are recommended

So Blood Simple (1984) is more DARK than Comedy, but it's the Coen Brothers' first film and all the elements are there for the coming Coen classics, but without the vaneer, not that there's anything wrong with vaneer.

We have a special fondness for negative reviews of brilliant films, music, etc. Pauline Kael (the eminent New Yorker reviewer) did NOT buy the Coen Brothers' game...

The film received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response, and currently holds a 98% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. One of the few bad reviews came from Pauline Kael, who accused it of emphasizing style over content: "The reason the camera whoop-de-do is so noticeable is that there’s nothing else going on. The movie doesn’t even seem meant to have any rhythmic flow; the Coens just want us to respond to a bunch of 'touches' on routine themes."

Whatever, Pauline. You are missing the non-point. And you know what, Pauline Kael was divorced several times (lots of arguing about films, we hear). And the Coens are still seeing each other. We're just saying.

You know what, don't even bother to watch the trailer, just come...