I am an unabashed Coen-head. I love them. They are the best American filmmakers of the last 30 years. I’m not even exaggerating. I’ll just name the classics: “Fargo,” “Barton Fink,” “The Big Lebowski,” “No Country For Old Men.” Ok, fine, the semi-classics are “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “A Serious Man,” “Miller’ Crossing,” and “Raising Arizona,” “Burn After Reading.” Then there’s just the plain great movies: “O Brother Where Art Thou,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Burn After Reading,” and “Blood Simple.”
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As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.