A seedy Texas bar, a dangerous love affair, and a murder-for-hire gone bad. What’s there not to love? Join Adam and Jim on their examination of Joel and Ethan Coen’s first feature-length movie, Blood Simple.

Blood Simple - Criterion

Directing

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Writer / Director)

Miller's Crossing (1990)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Fargo (1996)

Acting

John Getz - Ray

Frances McDormand - Abby

Dan Hedaya - Julian Marty

M. Emmet Walsh - Loren Visser

Samm-Art Williams - Meurice

Cinematography

Barry Sonnenfeld - Director of Photography

Raising Arizona (1987)

Big (1988)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Music / Audio

Carter Burwell - Score

Rob Roy (1995)

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Serenity (2005)

It’s The Same Old Song - The Four Tops

Misc

Paul Thomas Anderson (Director)

Magnolia (1999)

“Raining frogs” scene

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

The Master (2012)

Inherent Vice (2014)

Phantom Thread (2017)