Mandarin Pixie Dream Girls.

An act of genius-level comic film editing sustained at such a high pitch for 121 minutes that it is exhilarating and ultimately exhausting. I watch this movie with my thumb on the "Pause" button just so I can replay certain moments to try and track the number of jokes being cleverly set up, delivered, or unexpectedly expanded upon.

Name one movie that is

a) directed by a woman,
b) filmed by a woman,
b) about women, and
c) deeply concerned with matters of faith.

I can think of many films directed by men, and focusing on men, that rigorously wrestle with questions about God and the problem of evil. But The Innocents is a remarkably rare event.

Here's my full review.