Seeing this in a theater was an absolute dream come true. Seeing it four days after Inland Empire makes it feel downright quaint and straightforward. I'd really love to dig deep into Frank Booth's psyche in this sometime. The way he acts when Ben "sings" is a whole story in and of itself and I feel like I need to figure that story out somehow. Rossellini is fearless here too and I don't think I focus on that enough.
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Gee, what a shock, Judd Apatow directed something that was longer than necessary! At least this is worth every second though. I didn't much care for Carlin's last few years of comedy and it seems like that was a common thread, but I loved seeing the sweet, romantic man hidden beneath all the cynicism.
Boy if Ari Aster ever gets himself a job working on a Marvel franchise Disney’s gonna shit their pants when someone finds this
