According to A. A. Dowd, in his review for the A.V. Club “Burning simmers. For nearly two-and-a-half perfectly measured hours, it turns up the heat without boiling over: a drama becoming a thriller in slow motion, intensifying little by little minute by minute, until finally it reaches a shocking, powerful crescendo.”

This is pretty accurate, and I still love this film, but ultimately it was a poor choice to screen on a Saturday night. I should have chosen something more festive. Oh well… you can’t win ’em all.

Our short this week was a thought-provoking music video The Bully, by Sody, directed by Will and Carly.