Jan 23, 2005

confounding expectations

Le Trou
You wouldn't guess that uninterrupted shots of pounding through concrete could be this nerve-wracking, but they are. Did I mention that this narrative of men against masonry is a bold humanist fable?

Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton: amazing, to the twitch. Dwight Yoakam: brilliant, and more "assholish" than any film character I've witnessed. Did I mention that this redemption story is as searing as any of Flannery O'Connor's?

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