Blood Simple (1984)
Coen brothers’ 1984 debut. A Texas neo-noir small-cast murder spiral. The film that announced the Coens’ mature voice on the first try.
Frances McDormand
This page collects the films featuring Frances McDormand reviewed at Master of Worlds — currently “Blood Simple (1984)” and “Fargo (1996)”. Each review treats the performance as part of the film’s storytelling rather than as celebrity. The collection grows as further titles are reviewed.
Fargo (1996) — Review
Fargo is one of the best American films of the 1990s and one of the most distinctive achievements in the Coen Brothers filmography. The film was released in March 1996. It grossed approximately sixty million dollars worldwide on a production budget of approximately seven million dollars. The film…