Movie Review: Margaret Qualley Shines in 'Honey Don't!' as Philip Marlowe in Red Lipstick

Movie Review: Margaret Qualley shines in ‘Honey Don’t!’ as Philip Marlowe in red lipstick

The skies are blue, the sun unrelenting and the body count escalating in the Bakersfield, California, of “Honey Don’t!,” where Margaret Qualley’s private investigator tries to get a handle on the nefarious goings-on in her city with a small-town feel.

Movie Review: Margaret Qualley shines in 'Honey Don't!' as Philip Marlowe in red lipstick

Margaret Qualley plays a Bakersfield, California, private investigator in Ethan Coen's “Honey Don't.” Coen cowrote the film with Tricia Cooke.

Don’t look for a heroic male in ‘Honey Don’t!’

There’s a running joke in Friday’s propulsively sexy murder mystery “Honey Don’t!” about Margaret Qualley’s California private detective Honey O’Donahue. Whenever Honey strides in — with all cylinders running — to check in with private eye Marty Metakawich (Charlie Day), he invariably hits on her for a date. “I like girls,” Honey says, making her usual quick exit.  “Sure,” says Marty, forever clueless and uncomprehending. “Yeah, his cluelessness…

FILM REVIEW ‘Honey Don’t!’ drives into part two of a queer trilogy

The new Focus Features film Honey Don’t! is the second part of a lesbian-themed trilogy following last year’s Drive-Away Dolls. Actress Margaret Qualley returns as the muse for director Ethan Coen, who co-wrote the piece with his wife, Tricia Cooke. Cooke identifies as queer, which is reflected in the storyline and depiction of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the project. Qualley drives away from Florida, where she played Jamie in the first film…

Exclusive Interview: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke on Honey Don’t! – “we wanted to fill the movie with as much queerness as possible”

Following last year’s lesbian crime caper road movie starring Margaret Qualley, Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s latest collaboration, Honey Don’t—which also stars Qualley—queers the film noir by subverting the genre’s gender norms in a delectably dark comedy. Stylishly shot by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Ari Wegner (The Power of the Dog), with enticing characters brilliantly... Continue Reading →