Don McKay

Don McKay
Image Entertainment
April 24, 2009
Drama
DVD
D+

Apparently this turns much darker after I tuned out, but what I saw was a poor schnook of a janitor going to stay with his ex-girlfriend in a town where everyone is a little bit off.  (Which sounds like a comedy.)  Jake Goldberger wrote and directed.

Blood Simple

Blood Simple
Circle Films
January 18, 1985
Crime Drama
DVD
B-

On the one hand, I enjoyed this Coen Brothers premiere more than I expected, since it's not one of my usual genres.  On the other hand, I felt like there were maybe too many plot twists and possibly plot holes.  (Is Marty actually dead?)  The film is well shot and the small cast works well as individuals and as a group, and I did like the quirky sense of humor, like with the "Employees must wash their hands" sign.  I can see why the film got such acclaim, then and later, but it just didn't quite do it for me, and it was, well, bloody.