To those of you who've been wondering when it would be safe to go to the theater again I am glad to report that "Burn After Reading," the Coen brothers follow-up to their Best Picture winner "No Country For Old Men," is a fun movie. It's not great, and I wouldn't count on there being too many Oscar nominations for it, but it's one of the better movies in theaters right now (and it's certainly better then "The Women"). In fact, there is only one potential Oscar nomination I see on the horizon: Best Supporting Actress for Frances McDormand. The wife of one of the directors themselves, McDormand won an Oscar for Best Actress in the classic film "Fargo." Since then she's been greatly underappriciated, turning in great performances under her "plain" looking face. In this movie she shows a comic timing and ability that makes you wish women were allowed to be funny more often. We'll see how the race pans out, but for now she's in.
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