I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this one, but Mekas really does nothing to justify the almost 5 hour runtime, and at points I thought he was actually making fun of me for watching his movie.

Let's start with the good. I like this as a concept piece and I found it very thought provoking. Mekas made a monumental love letter to nothingness, insisting that life is what happens in between the things that happen.…

Absolute powerhouse performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste and stellar directing from Leigh.

There is absolutely nothing redeeming about Pansy's character, she is a monster who refuses to accept the love she is offered and terrifies her husband and son. She is not the villain with a heart of gold, she is just the villain. Leigh does not shy away from this, and the first half plays out almost like a comedy where the viewer is shocked by how manic and awful…