broke: The Birth of a Nation is racist, but we mustn't neglect its film-historical impact

woke: no amount of formal innovation can excuse such virulent racism

bespoke: its film-historical impact is bad too because it invented movies that are way too long

Maybe, post-American Beauty, it's hard to take seriously a film that aestheticizes a plastic bag being blown by the wind, and maybe, imminently pre-climate collapse, it's hard to take seriously a film that aestheticizes human detritus in general, but Dorsky makes it worth the effort.

The library DVD stopped working with like 5 minutes to go, which really doesn't help the argument against piracy.

"It is impossible to be unhappy while reading the adventures of Jeeves and Wooster. And I've tried." - Christopher Buckley

I'd add an addendum: It's impossible to be unhappy while watching a Les Blank film.