4K at The Beacon Cinema in Seattle. 
Sold out at 5pm on a Sunday. 

My second Tarkovsky after Stalker. 5 stars for the cinematography, sound, and overall atmosphere alone. Doesn’t even matter that I hardly have a clue what’s going on “narratively” here. The compositions and camera movements had me locked in and on the edge of my seat with my jaw clenched. A film for those who can appreciate a slow, contemplative pace and state of mind for 2…

A masterfully written and directed vision of brutal sorrow, honesty, and dread. Painfully and absurdly hilarious while also being tragically melancholic. PSH as Caden Cotard is enchanting in all his awkward misery and feels deeply authentic in his commitment to Kaufman’s depressive theater director who struggles with crafting a truly meaningful production that finally encompasses all that he urges to express. His physical and emotional turmoil and deteriorating relationships with wife Adele, a wonderful Catherine Keener, and his daughter Olive,…