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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ review: Ethan Coen’s slow journey

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[ad_1] The title of Ethan Coen’s film, “Drive-Away Dolls,” evokes the vulgar excesses of old-school exploitation cinema, with its horrors and pleasures, slaughter and flesh. If only! The promising setup involves two friends, the bumbling duo of Margaret Qualley as Jamie and Geraldine Viswanathan as Marian, who, during a 1999 road trip from Philadelphia to … Read more

Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Is a Raunchy, Sputtering Road Comedy

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[ad_1] solid starStarHalfstar outlinestar outline(1.5 stars) Coen Brothers fans who have been eagerly awaiting Ethan’s solo fiction directorial debut may want to cool their planes, or at least adjust their expectations. “Drive-Away Dolls,” Coen’s first film without his brother Joel’s approval, is a decidedly mixed bag of B-movie riffs, anti-late ’90s style, lesbian smut and … Read more