2:38-3:40
woody allen
the self-critique makes stretches of this quite consuming, even as it’s so uncomfortable that my first instinct is to keep it at arms length — a possible comparison here is lars von trier. which is not to say it’s all that scathing but to say that the moments woody seems to be letting his persona off the hook (or worse, airing out dirty laundry) are uniquely unpleasant to watch but make the sharp moments when the film actually antagonizes him…