Southland Tales

SOUTHLAND TALES (2006) - Oct. 28, 2009
A bizarre film about a bunch of characters in Los Angeles in a not-too-distant future in which America is essentially a police state and at war.  A kind of strange mishmash of genres, sort of sci-fi and satire and dark comedy all at once -- I can see why the reviews were mixed, but I thought it was pretty great.  It's sort of ambiguous and weird and quirky, but it definitely worked for me.  Richard Kelly's direction is stellar, which certainly helps.  The performances were all quite good, and the film was just intriguing all the way through.  Good stuff.  ****