The energy is dynamite. That first 45 minutes or so are inFECTIOUS. Boy howdy it zips. This is probably obvious and the point, but downer side is indeed a downer, adopting pacing akin to a depressing hangover. It’s fair enough, and I appreciate the very honest and kinda mannered studying and exploring of fine lines between joy and depression, and how it’s all kind of a Möbius strip.

I understand this film was made somewhat in the throes of grief,…

How did he get covered in so much blood without waking up. That’s incredible. I’m a Tom Hagen stan. Team Tom. Robert Duvall has always looked kinda fucked up, huh? That’s awesome.

Marlon Brando all time number 1 eyebrow actor. His final scene is maybe one of my favorite things I’ve seen committed to film.

I used to give tours at Paramount so a majority of the major set pieces here had some little story attached to them for me.…

I loved this so much. The visual concept executed so brilliantly, and like Unedited Footage of a Bear, Alan Resnick approaches really dark, human ideas through such abstract and absurdist extremes. It might be an overstatement, but these past two shorts of his have shown David Lynch levels of artistic precision. This one especially really got to me, using everything in its clever setup to tell a story without TELLING the story. But the theme is clear and thorough (albeit…