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There is a Jewish interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve that situates the two back-to-back. Instead of God creating woman from the stolen rib of Adam, the two walk away and split — crack — into separate beings. This is where we now find the Coen brothers, the Jewish filmmaking duo who have… Read More »

But it serves no critical or artistic purpose to judge the film - in theaters since Dec. 25 and debuting on AppleTV Jan. 14 - by what it may have been with Ethan Coen onboard

The film marks the first true solo Coen outing... and there's a Talmudic significance to Ethan's absence.