In their first true western, The Coens direct Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, and Matt Damon in their 2010 retelling of Charles Portis' "True Grit." One of the best movies they've made, but also deeply complicated, we had plenty to discuss on this week's episode of Auteur Theory!

'No Time to Die,' the latest James Bond film, was supposed to come out this weekend. In its absence, Brighton and Yates talk about the Bond franchise as whole and the landscape leading up to Daniel Craig's final appearance as 007. Also, what are they hoping to see in November when the new film finally hits theaters?

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A physics professor, devoted husband, and father of 2, Larry Gopnik is hardworking and a good man. But in the Coens' 2009 'A Serious Man' things don't shake out for him quite as planned. Check out what Yates and Brighton have to say in this week's episode of Auteur Theory!

With a brutal March behind us, Yates and Brighton share some movies they watched for the first time and loved! Plus, can Amazon help save a bunch of festival movies? And Jack Hazan stops by to talk about an upcoming horror movie she can't wait for as CAMEO returns!

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Spies, idiots, and idiot spies populate the coterie of characters in 2008's Burn After Reading, our Auteur Theory episode for the week, a stark about face from No Country for Old Men, and the Coen's first original screenplay since The Man Who Wasn't There.

Yates and Brighton share some movie recommendations to watch on each streaming service while you're stuck at home (you ARE staying at home, right?) Plus, more summer blockbusters get delayed and there might be a Mad Max prequel in the works.

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On this week's socially distanced episode of Auteur Theory, Yates and Brighton discuss the 2007 best picture winner No Country for Old Men.

In the inaugural episode of Yated P from Rated P, Yates ventures out from the protection of his security blanket named Brighton to break down Stephen Soderberg's 2011 film 'Contagion' and answer the question of whether or not you should watch it under the ~current conditions~.

The coronavirus continues to wreck havoc on Hollywood and the theater industry. Brighton and Yates try to find some good news, though, in some photos from the new West Side Story, a pair of good trailers and Jared Leto's wild 12-day meditation. Also featuring a lot of John Malkovich impressions...we're sorry.

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Yates and Brighton discuss 'The Ladykillers' from 2004.