“With its dim blues, browns, and greens, it would be easy to mistake Inside Llewyn Davis for a chilly film. In fact, it is a cold film, at least by its snow-laden setting. Llewyn Davis trudges through the wintry streets of New York and Chicago in a weathered jacket. His shoes are soaked with water and his scarf barely provides relief from the palpably crisp air. Bruno Delbonnel, the film’s Oscar-nominated director of photography, applies his typically hazy gaze to painterly effect. The environment Llewyn inhabits is unforgiving, but the soft glow of Delbonnel’s images makes the world a touch more hospitable and cozy for the audience, if not Llewyn himself.”

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