if Qatsi trilogy was a lens, this is a looking glass. eschews 3-part structure for slow focus. more intriguing, less entrancing.

seeing it with philip glass conducting a live orchestra... *that* is how you do a fucking live-read.

F for Friend or When Harry (Potter) Met Sally. "Goon" director riffs on classic rom-com tropes with wit & warmth. kewt. a lovely ode to toronto, among other things, but it sure does kinda cop out at the end. don't they all? nice to see a straightforward rom-com that doesn't feel like it was written by robots.

a staggering portrait of comion & how evil is the sum of a million small apathies. historic in all respects. a masterpiece in part because of how it achieves a vital & complex inclusiveness by refusing to betray its specificity.

i'll double back on this later, and perhaps find things to nitpick, but upon first blush McQueen's film feels like nothing less than a landmark.

2013's Golden Bear, if i tried any harder to love it Herzog would have to make a doc about me. but eh, it's too loose.

slack romanian drama suggests (with earned sincerity) that simple comion can heal wounds and ameliorate class warfare. romanian edie falco's lead performance is strong but the script often leaves her hanging as the character slowly pulls her head out of her ass.