Film Journal #230 - Lars Van Trier’s “Melancholia” (2011)

It’s the end of the world and only the chronically depressed are emotionally capable of handling such a tragedy. I kind of like that message.
I am Gerry. I love movies. Sometimes I make them.

It’s the end of the world and only the chronically depressed are emotionally capable of handling such a tragedy. I kind of like that message.










HONORABLE MENTIONS: Miranda July’s “The Future,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion,” Joe Wright’s “Hanna.”
FUCK YOU: Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor,” John Lasseter’s “Cars 2,” Sean Levy’s “Real Steel.”