Despite being a longtime fan of the Coen brothers, it took me until very recently to watch Blood Simple. This was a mistake. One of my favorite aspects of art is getting to experience and enjoy growth alongside artists you admire, love, or identify with; finding the seeds of your favorite parts about them in their earliest work. I was unbelievably impressed with how “Coen-y” the brothers’ first film was – so much so it may now be my favorite…
