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120 | Christian Wessely www.jrfm.eu 2016, 2/1, 113–120 In his Epilogue, E. Siegler tries to close the circle. The Coens’ latest film, Hail, Cae- sar!, is mentioned only vaguely (it was not completed at the time this book went to press), as a reference to the form of worship the Coens receive from their audience. He points out that “the best advice of the brothers themselves [may be] ‘None of [our movies] have messages … You see a moral in them?’” (p. 274). The Coen brothers don’t have to look for a message in their movies anyway; the viewer may do so, and if that viewer does not want to turn them down either in total or in part, he or she is even bound to do so. CONCLUSION In his Acknowledgements, Siegler thanks the contributors (“all-star roster”, p. viii) for delivering excellent stuff cheerfully and on time. Anyone who has edited a book or journal issue in collaboration with several people will dream about such participation, and I am minded to ask Siegler for the contact details of these members of a rare spe- cies. Authors usually deliver either cheerfully or on time – well, envy is a grave sin in Christian religion, so I will rather refrain. The book? Oh yes, the book … it offers an unexpected number of insights beyond the Coens and their films. The contributors take their job seriously, and their positions are well argued, even though I would not agree with many of their points. They have surely done their work with diligence and are familiar with the most important con- cepts of contemporary philosophy and media theory. Siegler’s Coen is, in short, a good book and well worth reading. I will watch the Coen brothers’ films I have not seen yet, and I will probably return to many of those I already know to review them with a changed attitude. I am pretty sure this goes for other readers of this interesting compilation too.