Paul And Corey Cross The Streams

This month, Paul and Corey are talking about film noir. Its preoccupations and tropes. Its themes and style. And to do a little switcheroo, Corey is starting us off with a "neo-noir." Blood Simple (1984). PACCTS' second Coen brothers film and their first, Blood Simple may have been made on a shoe-string budget, but it contains so many seeds of what audiences would see from them over the years. You'll come for the hard-boiled drama, but you'll stick around for Dan Hedaya! This Month's Theme: Film Noir This Episode's Focus: Blood Simple (1984)