The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – Unsettling in Synecdoche, New York

Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is about nothing if it is not about failure. And as many critics either dismiss it or praise it as an exemplary entry into the “Life imitates art” canon of trope-like emotional pandering or a clever, life-enriching reminder that we’re all in this thing together, they’ve all got the film wrong. More…