We’ve looked at some heavy hitters on the Plugged In Rewind. Oscar-winning blockbuster Dune: Part Two. Oscar-winning blockbuster The Dark Knight. The Muppet Christmas Carol, which was neither a blockbuster nor an Oscar winner, but its fans think it definitely should’ve been both.
But for our latest Rewind, we dipped a little deeper into the cinematic archives and pulled out O Brother, Where Art Thou?, an oddly jaunty gem from the Coen Brothers (Joel and Ethan, perhaps best known for bleak Oscar Best Picture winners Fargo and No Country for Old Men).
Bret Eckelberry and I sit down to talk about this deep South homage to Homer’s Odyssey, its super rich spiritual themes and why it’s just a little bit like The Wizard of Oz. Really. Take a look:
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Hilarious and clever movie, with just enough of that trademark Coen Brothers darkness and misanthropy to keep it from becoming saccarine. And what a soundtrack!