Fuck Yeah, Southland Tales

A collection of theories, comments, images, and all sorts of other delightful things related to J. Richard Kelly's film, Southland Tales.

Not with a Whimper, but with a Bang

I wrote this the week Southland Tales came out on DVD:

Like Donnie Darko, this is another absurdist eschatological fairy tale, albeit on a much grander scale, with a Pynchon-esque sprawl and a large focus on politics. Where Donnie Darko shows remarkable restraint whenever the plot threatens to spiral out of control, Southland Tales just pushes that much further, reveling in its own chaos and spectacle. [more…]

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