Coenesque

Coenesque

English

Etymology

Coen +‎ -esque

Adjective

Coenesque (comparative more Coenesque, superlative most Coenesque)

1. Reminiscent of the films of Joel and Ethan Coen, known for their dark humor, genre-bending, mannered dialogue, and vivid sense of time and place.
   • 2015, October 15. Curt Holman, Creative Loafing.

     The script was co-written by filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (with Matt Charman) and the Berlin section's blend of menace and humor feels much more Coenesque.

   • 2015, October 8. Martin Tsai, "There Will Be Blow", Critic's Notebook.

     Inherently a Coenesque film noir, it features an uncannily Coenesque universe of cartoonish oddballs and a distinctive vernacular.

   • 2017, August 3. Joel Blackledge, "'A Serious Man', the Goy's Teeth and the Coenesque", Vague Visages.

     Such rhythm and repetition are distinguishing features of "Coenesque" dialogue, though it also seamlessly weds each film to its own time and place.