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O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
August 26, 2014  | By David Bianculli

Starz!, 7:05 p.m. ET

 

This 2000 Coen Brothers film is a marvelous comedy. At least I marvel at it every time I see it, and I see it virtually every time it’s televised. The images are amazing, the performances – starting with George Clooney in one of his best and bravest roles– are superb, and the music is every bit as dynamic as everything else in the movie. Oh, and it’s based on Homer’s Odyssey, and features John Goodman as a Depression-era Cyclops. So how many times have you seen that in a film? I’m just saying…

 
 
 
 
 
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