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"One of the most self-indulgent, pretentious, artsy pieces of nonsensical twaddle I have sat through... a heartless, mean-spirited, freakshow movie that works entirely on the basis of clever-dick pompous twits smirking. And I _hated_ it." – _Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live_
Palindromes' director Todd Solondz had worried before shooting Palindromes that making the film - which used the [Brechtian Alienation Device](Brechtian_Alienation_Device) of constantly changing the actor playing the main character - might be an academic exercise, but then decided to do it anyway.
He was right the first time.
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3/21/2025, 4:15:53 PM
"One of the most self-indulgent, pretentious, artsy pieces of nonsensical twaddle I have sat through... a heartless, mean-spirited, freakshow movie that works entirely on the basis of clever-dick pompous twits smirking. And I _hated_ it." – _Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live_
Palindromes' director Todd Solondz had worried before shooting Palindromes that making the film - which used the [Brechtian Alienation Device](Brechtian_Alienation_Device) of constantly changing the actor playing the main character - might be an academic exercise, but then decided to do it anyway.
He was right the first time.
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Palindromes
"One of the most self-indulgent, pretentious, artsy pieces of nonsensical twaddle I have sat through... a heartless, mean-spirited, freakshow movie that works entirely on the basis of clever-dick pompous twits smirking. And I hated it." – Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live
Palindromes' director Todd Solondz had worried before shooting Palindromes that making the film - which used the Brechtian Alienation Device of constantly changing the actor playing the main character - might be an academic exercise, but then decided to do it anyway.
He was right the first time.
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Palindromes
"One of the most self-indulgent, pretentious, artsy pieces of nonsensical twaddle I have sat through... a heartless, mean-spirited, freakshow movie that works entirely on the basis of clever-dick pompous twits smirking. And I hated it." – Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live
Palindromes' director Todd Solondz had worried before shooting Palindromes that making the film - which used the Brechtian Alienation Device of constantly changing the actor playing the main character - might be an academic exercise, but then decided to do it anyway.
He was right the first time.