Non-traditional married couple Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke are on a roll with the queer noir film “Honey Don’t!” ...

Non-traditional married couple Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke are on a roll with the queer noir film, “Honey Don’t!,” the second ...

In "Honey Don’t!," Honey O'Donahue (Margaret Qualley) investigates a suspicious death that leads her to a narcissistic ...

Ahead, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke explain why they had such a great time making this movie. But, conversely, why they worry (at least why Ethan worries) about the reaction, since it’s a departure.

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's "Drive-Away Dolls" signifies both the much-awaited return of Coen to narrative filmmaking and the giddy revival of a long-dormant spirit of '70s B-movie filmmaking.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, who wrote, directed, produced, and edited the new movie "Drive-Away Dolls." Coen and Cooke are married.

Writer/director Ethan Coen, left, and writer Tricia Cooke pose for a portrait to promote "Drive-Away Dolls" on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in New York. Photo by: Andy Kropa / Invision/AP ...

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's “Drive-Away Dolls" signifies both the much-awaited return of Coen to narrative filmmaking and the giddy revival of a long-dormant spirit of ’70s B-movie filmmaking.

Coen and Cooke spoke by Zoom from snowy Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they were prepping another movie together titled “Honey Don’t.” Last summer, though, Ethan returned to writing with Joel.

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's “Drive-Away Dolls" signifies both the much-awaited return of Coen to narrative filmmaking and the giddy revival of a long-dormant spirit of ’70s B-movie filmmaking.