My last post on the topic, I hope. A bunch of readers have asked me to defend the Ladykillers or this or that movie they disliked. I think that misses the point. Some people didn’t like Miller’s Crossing. Some even believe it’s drenched with homoeroticism. These people are what social scientists call “wrong.” But that’s fine. The thing about the Coen Brothers is that their films are always worth seeing because they always try to do something different and innovative. This means they’ll often come up with stuff some people won’t like. But I can’t think of another filmmaker/filmmaking team which has done more to earn the benefit of the doubt from audiences.